Russia drops almost 50 aerial bombs on Sumy Oblast over past day – Zelenskyy
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Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:28:01 +0300
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces have dropped nearly 50 guided aerial bombs on Sumy Oblast and launched drone strikes on Kharkiv and Odesa oblasts.
They have also targeted Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities.
Source Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Details Zelenskyy said that Russias strikes targeted energy infrastructure in Sumy Oblast, an FPV drone hit a substation and in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, artillery shelling damaged a power transmission line.
Almost 4,000 customers were cut off from the power grid.
The president stressed that such systematic attacks demonstrated Moscows disregard for the diplomatic efforts of international partners.
Quote Putin does not want to ensure even a partial ceasefire.
We need new and tangible pressure on Russia to put this war on a course to end.
We should not wait until 11 April, when it will be a month of Russian no in response to the American ceasefire proposal.
We need to act as soon as possible.
We are ready to work with all our partners in America, Europe and the world in the most constructive way possible to achieve the muchneeded result of a decent and lasting peace.
Previously Russian forces have attacked Ukraine with 74 Shahed loitering munitions and various types of decoy drones since the evening of 1 April.
Ukrainian air defence units have destroyed 41 of them.
The Russian attack affected Kharkiv, Donetsk and Odesa oblasts.
On the night of 12 April, law enforcement officials also clarified that the Russians had attacked the city with Geran2 drones.
So far, eight people have been injured, including a ninemonthold baby.
Background On Thursday 13 March, Russian ruler Vladimir Putin said that Russia agreed with the proposal to end combat actions in Ukraine, but that this should lead to a lasting peace.
Putin said that many questions needed to be answered as part of such a ceasefire.
In particular, whether Ukraine would continue to mobilise people and receive weapons, how the issues of control and verification would be resolved, and who would determine who has violated what along the 2,000kilometre front line.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Putin is proposing additional conditions for the cessation of combat actions, which indicates that he does not want to stop them.
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