Zelenskyy: Ukrainians, not others, are under attack — if anyone loses patience, it’ll be Ukraine

He said this during a joint press conference with South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa.

"Russia continues to pressure our country and our partners — including the U.S. I believe today's attacks on Ukraine are also linked to this. Yesterday in London, we had a meeting with European countries and the U.S. The conversation was tough but constructive. It ended not in disagreement, but in a shared will to keep working together. I'm sure Russia expected a major scandal. Russia doesn't like the alliance around Ukraine — if we're alone, we're an easy target. But honestly, after three years of war, we’ve become strong. We survived the first days when we were nearly alone. Believe me, we’re much stronger now. Still, we want peace more than anyone," Zelenskyy said.

The President emphasized that Ukraine’s top priority today is ending the war. He noted that peace must be just and lasting.

That’s all. However, it doesn’t work that way. If Russia claims to be ready for a ceasefire, they must stop the massive attacks on Ukrainian territory. Because, frankly, I don’t know who might lose patience, but it is the Ukrainians who may do so. We are the ones under Russian strikes, not anyone else. I wish no one would experience what Ukrainians are going through today, but it is us who are being attacked by Russia,” President Zelenskyy concluded.

• On the evening of Wednesday, April 23, the Russian army launched attack drones against Ukraine. Overnight into April 24, Russia also fired Kalibr missiles.
• On the night of April 24, Russian troops launched a combined attack on Ukraine with missiles of various types of air, land, and sea-based missiles, as well as Shahed attack UAVs and other types of decoy drones. Ukrainian defenders shot down 48 missiles and 64 Russian drones.