
A nation that did not cry, scream or take fright. In the speech meant to mark Ukraine’s independence day, and six months since the invasion began, Zelenskyy praised the determination of his fellow Ukrainians, saying “A new nation appeared in the world on February 24 at 4 in the morning. “Rescuers are working on the spot, but the death toll may rise unfortunately.”

The president said the strike was “right on the wagons at Chaplino station. “I have just received information about a Russian missile strike on a railway station in the Dnipropetrovsk region… At least 15 people were killed and around 50 injured,” Zelenskyy initially said, later giving a corrected death toll as it increased. Zelenskyy: Train station attack kills 22Ī Russian strike on a Ukrainian railway station killed 22 people and wounded 50 others, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a speech to the UN Security Council.

Here’s a roundup of some of the other key developments regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on August 24. Do not ignore air raid signals,” the Ukrainian General Staff said in a statement released early on Wednesday. “Russian occupiers continue to carry out air and missile attacks on civilian objects on the territory of Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s military has urged people to take warnings of air raids seriously. Late on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of the possibility of “repugnant Russian provocations.”

As part of its defiant celebrations, the Ukrainian government laid out the carcasses of burnt-out Russian tanks and armored vehicles in central Kyiv.
