Russia has launched approximately 4,700 missiles over Ukraine since the beginning of the war until now, said President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, quoted by dpa. After the latest attacks, more than 20 million people were temporarily left without electricity.

Russian rockets were prepared for Victory DayPhoto: Volodymyr Smirnov / TASS / Profimedia

“Hundreds of our cities were practically burned down, thousands of people were killed, hundreds of thousands were deported to Russia,” Volodymyr Zelenskyi said on Sunday in a video address to the Conference of Heads of State and Government of Francophone States (Francophonie Summit). , organized in Djerba (Tunisia).

“And millions of people left Ukraine to hide from the war in other countries,” he continued.

According to him, only last Tuesday, Russia fired about 100 missiles towards Ukraine. “A hundred different missiles hit our cities, residential buildings, our enterprises, power plants,” said Volodymyr Zelenskyi.

As a result of these attacks, more than 20 million people were temporarily left without electricity, he noted. Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the member countries of the International Organization of Francophonie (OIF) for help.

“Ukraine really wants peace. But to restore peace, we need support,” he said. A return to peace is very possible, the Ukrainian president added. “But this is possible only if everyone understands that no one in the world deserves even one day of terror,” said Volodymyr Zelensky, quoted by dpa. (Source Agerpres)