Zelensky: World's sanctions pressure against Russia deserves significant increase

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in a video address, Ukrinform reports.

"According to preliminary data from our military, these two missiles were fired at Kryvyi Rih from the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea, from the area of Dzhankoy. And this proves again and again that for the safety of our cities, for the protection of the normal life of Ukrainians and our children, our military must have enough long-range weapons, enough means to defeat terrorists. The world's sanctions pressure against Russia deserves a significant increase," he said.

The head of state said that now there is more and more open information, including investigations by journalists, about how a terrorist state circumvents global sanctions and obtains critical components for weapons production. According to him, Ukraine has repeatedly provided such information to its partners in a classified regime.

"We must act together. Significantly strengthen sanctions for terror. Significantly limit the channels of delivery of critical components for missile production to Russia. And we must respond with determination - determination to supply Ukraine with the necessary modern weapons, including long-range missiles, so that we can remove this terrorist threat that Russia is creating against our people, against our children," Zelensky said.

He noted that despite any Russian terror and attempts to blackmail the world, "our collective strength - of everyone in the world who values life - is enough to overcome evil."

"Not only can we defeat the terrorist state, but we can also ensure that justice prevails. When all those responsible for terror are held accountable. But for this we need to increase our cooperation and pressure on the aggressor every day, every week, every month. And I thank everyone in the world who is doing just that!" he added.

Early on July 31, the Russians struck Kryvyi Rih with two ballistic missiles, targeting a residential high-rise building and an educational institution. Six people, including a ten-year-old girl, were killed in the attack and 75 people, including six children, were injured.

Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine