'Sunk to a new low': Zelenskyy responds to Russia's attack on St. Nicholas Day

"There is, unfortunately, destruction. The main building of the railway station in Fastiv burned down due to a drone strike. This was a senseless attack from a military standpoint, and the Russians could not have failed to understand that," he said.

According to Zelenskyy, the strikes also targeted businesses and residential buildings in Kyiv region. Dnipropetrovsk, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Lviv, Volyn, and Mykolaiv regions were affected.

"Over 650 drones and 51 missiles, including aeroballistic and ballistic ones," he added.

There are injured people in the regions, and everyone is receiving assistance.

Zelenskyy noted that energy facilities remain the primary targets of Russian attacks.

"The Russians' goal is to inflict pain on millions of Ukrainians, and they have sunk so low that they are launching missiles at peaceful cities on St. Nicholas Day," the president emphasized.

He called for maintaining pressure on the aggressor.

"Sanctions must work, and our air defense must work as well, so it is necessary to maintain support for the defenders of life. Thanks to everyone working for this," the president added.

Attack on Ukraine on December 6

On the night of December 6, Russia carried out a large-scale strike on Ukraine using drones and missiles.

Fastiv was the hardest-hit area, where the railway infrastructure was damaged, forcing Ukrzaliznytsia to urgently reroute passenger trains. Strikes were also recorded at the city’s station. During the attacks in Novi Petrivtsi near Kyiv, major fires broke out. Three people were injured in Kyiv region as a result.

Western regions of the country were also struck by Russian cruise missiles, prompting Polish aviation to activate operations in its airspace.

In addition, Russian forces attacked energy facilities in several regions, causing power outages in six regions of Ukraine.

Read more about the aftermath of the attacks in the RBC-Ukraine report.