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For: The Opinion Updated 03 May 2022, 21: 22 pm EDT
President Volodimir Zelensky described Russia as a “terrorist state”, after one of his missiles was directed towards the bedroom of some children where they died and others were injured.
Ukrainian authorities reported that Russian troops opened fire on Odessa and one of the missiles they launched embedded itself in a civilian building that caused part of its structure to collapse, including the apartment where minors slept.
With this attack they add the growing number of dead and wounded since the war began: “Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded. We will not leave it like this”, said Maxim Marchenko, regional administrator of Odessa.
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The whole free world united so that no one justifies Nazism, kills children or destroys peaceful cities as Russia does.📸Paula Bronstein , Carol Guzy, Evgeniy Maloletka, David Guttenfelder. pic.twitter.com/kauJR1oxcg
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) May 3, 2022
The kyiv Independent showed a video on its social networks where the fire department is putting out the fire in the building reaching for the missile. In the text they also wrote that child of 14 years lost his life and a minor 17 was seriously injured.
“With what did these children and the dormitory threaten the Russian state? And this is how they fight”, expressed Zelensky.
According to statistics presented by the government of Ukraine, about 220 children have lost their lives in the country since it was invaded by Russia, although they consider that that number could be higher , since they do not have access to all the information of each one of the cities and towns that have been attacked by Russian troops.
“That is why the entire free world came together so that no one would justify Nazism , kill children or destroy peaceful cities like Russia does”, said Volodimir Zelensky.
The Ukrainian president added that he is working on stronger sanctions against Russia and is waiting for a new package from the EU.
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