Russia attacked Ukraine with thousands of rockets - Zelensky (video)

Most of the missiles and Iranian drones released were directed to the civilians, not military facilities. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation since the beginning of a full -scale invasion of Ukraine have already released 6. 5 thousand missiles across the country. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky told this at a joint press conference with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Rutte on Sunday, August 20.

The Ukrainian president initially mentioned the tragedy in Chernihiv, which was fired by the Russian military on August 19. "Only yesterday and only one Russian strike with a rocket in the central square of our city of Chernihiv took the lives of seven people, among them - a young child. She was six years old," Zelensky said. After that, he specified that since February 24, 2022 6. 5 thousand rockets and more than 3. 5 thousand shock drones, in particular - Iranian drones of Shahd.

Moreover, the vast majority of rocket and drone attacks were directed against the civilian population, not by military facilities, according to the Russian side. After that, the Ukrainian leader also thanked the Government of the Netherlands for their help they provide Kiev. In particular, for air defense systems that help to save the lives of civilian population. We will remind, on August 20 in the office of the prosecutor called the true purpose of the rocket strike in Chernihiv.