Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday vowed severe retaliation for a Russian missile attack on the northern Ukrainian city center of Chernihiv on Saturday that killed seven people and injured nearly 150.
“I am sure that our soldiers will answer to Russia for this terrorist attack. They will answer in a tangible way,” Zelenskyy said in a video address posted early Sunday at the end of a visit to Sweden, his first trip abroad since taking part. at a NATO summit in Lithuania last month, and before traveling to the Netherlands.
I thank everyone who condemned Russia’s heinous attack on Chernihiv that killed 7 people, including 6-year-old Sofia. My condolences to all who have lost loved ones. 144 people were injured, including 15 children. Our warriors will give Russia a tangible answer. pic.twitter.com/Ft1oMMl9iS
– Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 19, 2023
Zelensky identified a six-year-old girl named Sofia among those killed in the attack and confirmed that 15 children were among those injured.
Chernihiv Region Governor Vyacheslav Chaus said on Sunday that the total number of confirmed injuries had risen to 148.
Further east, Russian forces shelled the city of Kupiansk on Sunday morning, seriously injuring one man, according to Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Syniehubov.
Zelensky arrived in the Netherlands on Sunday, two days after the country said the United States had given its approval to Dutch and Danish authorities to deliver F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine’s air force.
The Ukrainian president meets Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at a military airbase in the southern city of Eindhoven.
The US approval on Friday of the delivery of US-made F-16s to Ukraine from the Netherlands and Denmark was seen as a big boost for Kiev, even though the fighters made no impact in nearly 18 months of production. war.
Source: TSF
