Kallas calls for maximum pressure on Russia after Ukraine attack
Photo: EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaia Kallas (Getty Images)
Kaja Kallas, the EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, responded on social media platform X to the overnight massive Russian attack on Ukraine, calling on the international community to increase pressure on the Kremlin.
"We need the strongest international pressure on Russia to stop this war," Kallas stated.
According to her, last night’s attacks once again demonstrated Russia’s intent to inflict even greater suffering and destruction on Ukraine.
She also emphasized that it is especially painful to see children among the victims.
"Devastating to see children among innocent victims harmed and killed. My thoughts are with the families today," wrote the head of European diplomacy.
Russian attack on Ukraine on May 25
Thirteen regions were hit by the Russian strike — Kyiv city, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Ternopil, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Sumy, and Poltava regions.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy specified that rescue workers operated in more than 30 Ukrainian towns and villages following the massive Russian strike.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, over 70 people have been affected: 12 killed and more than 60 injured. Among the dead are three children from one family in Zhytomyr region. Their parents were hospitalized, with the mother in serious condition.
More details on the Russian shelling of Ukraine are available in the RBC-Ukraine report.
It is worth adding that last night Russia launched a record number of drones at Ukraine (298 unmanned aerial vehicles). The previous record was 273 drones during the night of May 18.
