Ukraine's Zelenskyy blasts global silence after massive Russian attack

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated this. 

According to him, there is no dignified, strong reaction from the world to everything that is happening.

"To the constant increase in the scale and audacity of the strikes. This is precisely why Putin is doing this: he is simply laughing at the West, at the silence and the absence of strong retaliatory actions. Russia has rejected all proposals to stop the war or at least to stop the strikes. Russia is openly trying to destroy our civilian infrastructure, and right now, before winter – gas infrastructure, electricity generation, and transmission. Zero real reaction from the world. We will fight to ensure the world does not remain silent and that Russia feels the consequences," he said.

The president emphasized the importance of strengthening partners' sanctions against Russia in the context of stopping the supply chains of critical components for their missiles and drones. Some countries, as Volodymyr Zelenskyy says, "still seem not to know how to do this."

"Every Russian missile, every Russian attack drone, contains components that are still being supplied to Russia from Western countries and from various countries neighboring Russia. Now, in the fourth year of the full-scale war, it is simply strange to hear that someone supposedly does not know how to stop the supply of critical components. A single Russian Kinzhal missile contains 96 foreign-made components, many of which are truly critical components that Russia itself does not produce. The nearly 500 drones that the Russians used tonight contain more than 100,000 foreign-made components. Among the manufacturers are companies from the United States of America, China, Taiwan, and also Great Britain, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the Netherlands. There are schemes involving several countries. All of this must be stopped," believes the head of state. 

He expects decisions, in particular, after the meeting of the G7 sanctions coordinators next week.

"All our proposals on sanctions, on limiting supply schemes, are available to our partners. The materials have been provided – decisions are needed. We are also preparing our new sanctions against those who are working for Russia now, for its war, and against those who are trying to weaken Ukraine at such a time," Zelenskyy explained.

• On Saturday evening, October 4, the Russian army launched attack drones over the territory of Ukraine. As a result of the attack on Zaporizhzhia, a woman was killed, and 9 other people were injured, including a teenager. In Lviv, 4 people were killed.