Ukraine, escalation of Russian attacks against petrol stations in Kiev
Two people killed and nine injured in an air raid. Zelensky denounces: "Deliberate attacks to terrorize civilians"
Quick Look
- Russian attacks against petrol stations in Kiev intensified.
- Two dead and nine injured in an air raid that hit a petrol station.
- Zelensky denounces a deliberate strategy to terrorize the civilian population.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities have intensified in recent days, hitting civilian infrastructure such as gas stations.
In recent days, Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities have increased, especially against petrol stations. In Kiev two people were killed and nine others were injured following a Russian air raid that hit a petrol station.
"All day, the Russians deliberately targeted gas stations in Kiev," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced.
"Today alone, and precisely because of these attacks, two people were killed," he added. Zelensky explained that a rescuer was injured "during a double attack", that is, a new raid launched on the same location shortly after the first.
Russian drones simultaneously hit two petrol stations of the Ukrnafta company, located respectively on the right and left banks of the Dnipro river in Kiev.
"These attacks have no military objective. They are about terrorizing the civilian population," Ukrnafta director Bogdan Koukoura said on Facebook, adding that one of the two hit stations was the target of a "cynical" double attack.
“The main goal of these attacks is to paralyze economic activity and make any kind of delivery extremely difficult,” said Igor Kozy, a military expert at the Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation.
Open Questions
- What protection measures will be taken for civil infrastructure?
- Will there be further coordinated attacks against the distribution network?
