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[MFA of Ukraine 🇺🇦 @MFA_Ukraine]

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha urged the UN, the ICRC, and all partners to use every available channel to secure safe evacuation corridors and immediate humanitarian access to Oleshky, as Russians are trying to turn the Ukrainian town of Oleshky into a death trap.

💬 “People cannot survive on statements of concern. They need action. They need a way out. And they need it now,” Andrii Sybiha noted.

[Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 @andrii_sybiha]

Russians are trying to turn the Ukrainian town of Oleshky into a death trap.

Around 1,700 people are still trapped in the destroyed town. The only road out is mined and watched by attack drones. Those who try to flee risk being killed. The nearby river is mined, too. Residents doubt they can survive this winter.

The hospital has run out of medicine. Dozens of bodies lie in the streets or in homes, as Russians forbid residents from burying them.

Families are starving, surviving on leftover garden vegetables, preserves and even snails. Residents say Russian soldiers have threatened them at gunpoint to seize their food.

Ukraine has repeatedly called for safe evacuation and international humanitarian access. These appeals cannot remain unanswered.

We urge the UN, the ICRC, and all partners to use every available channel to secure safe evacuation corridors and immediate humanitarian access to Oleshky. Russia must stop obstructing efforts to save civilian lives.

I thank all our partners and people around the world who refuse to stay silent and have become the voice of Oleshky’s residents.

I want to personally thank Pope Leo XIV for his call on Putin for a ceasefire in Oleshky to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid.

People cannot survive on statements of concern. They need action. They need a way out. And they need it now.

📷 : Kherson regional military administration

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Yesterday, the Russians carried out one of their largest attacks on Ukraine’s energy sector – more than 15 critical power generation and transmission facilities were targeted across different regions of Ukraine. Restoration work is ongoing, with all necessary services and all available resources of Ukrainian energy companies involved. I thank everyone working practically nonstop to restore power.

The most difficult situation was in Lutsk, Rivne, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Shepetivka, Slavuta, and Netishyn. Energy facilities in the Kharkiv, Kyiv, Dnipro, and other regions were also hit. The Russians have scaled up their anti-energy operation and are trying to stretch our reserves and repair capabilities as thin as possible. Between 7 p.m. yesterday and 7 a.m. today alone, more than 320 jet-powered and gasoline-powered “shaheds,” along with loitering munitions, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles, were used against our energy sector, our cities, and our communities. And although our warriors are shooting down a significant number of them, the sheer scale and unrelenting pace of Russia’s strikes, specifically against our energy sector, are unfortunately having severe consequences.

It is important that our European partners have already prepared new support packages for Ukraine. I am grateful to them for this. And it is important that everyone in America also sees what is really happening. At a time when the Russians have carried out such a massive attack on our energy sector, a decision was unfortunately made in America to completely disregard the Lindsey Graham Act, which was supposed to impose truly effective pressure on Russia to bring this war to an end. This Act could have helped enormously – and still can! But it needs to actually work, and every voice in support of it matters.

Russia is trying to cause a blackout in Ukraine – right before winter. Russia is trying to leave millions of our people without electricity and heating. Pressure is needed to stop this. A U.S. sanctions blackout, easing pressure on the aggressor, financial rewards for Putin – all of this only encourages him to keep attacking. We must not give up ground. We must keep trying to end the war. To end it, not give Putin every reason to continue it indefinitely. I thank everyone who is truly fighting for peace and helping Ukraine!

[Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 @andrii_sybiha]

I share @oana_toiu’s concerns and fully support her call to protect freedom of navigation in the Black Sea. Russia’s aggression demands a united and resolute European response.

Russia is turning the Black Sea into a zone of danger for civilian shipping. Its reckless actions endanger sailors’ lives, threaten international trade, and undermine global food security.

The Black Sea must remain a sea of free navigation, not a hostage to Russian aggression.

Ukraine stands with Romania, Bulgaria and all our European partners in safeguarding maritime security. Stronger regional cooperation and coordinated action are essential to protect vital shipping routes and uphold international law.

Freedom of navigation is not negotiable. Russia must not be allowed to dictate the rules through intimidation and force. Together, we must ensure that the Black Sea remains open, safe, and free.

[Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 @andrii_sybiha]

President @ZelenskyyUa leads our nation in a time of war — a war for independence, freedom, and dignity. He has the support of the Ukrainian people, and they have the right to decide. Statements from abroad only confirm that he is doing his job well. He deserves support.

[MFA of Ukraine 🇺🇦 @MFA_Ukraine]

Over the past weeks, several decisions have been taken to ease pressure on Moscow – from removing Russian oligarchs from sanctions lists to easing restrictions on Russian diesel. Yet Moscow responded immediately with more attacks on Ukraine.

In the past week alone, Russia has struck a residential building in Pryluky, dropped aerial bombs on ordinary city buses in Kramatorsk, and relentlessly attacked Kyiv’s energy infrastructure and critical infrastructure in Dnipro, Kharkiv, Odesa and other cities. Over the past few days, Russian attacks have killed over 80 people and injured more than 200.

Today, Russian strikes on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia killed at least 20 people, including three children.

Weakness cannot bring peace closer. Peace requires strength. Pressure on Moscow must increase to force Russia to end its aggression.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

It was right during Russia’s ballistic attack on Kyiv today that we spoke with the President of France. Thank you, Emmanuel, for your support.

The need for additional air defense packages for Ukraine is evident, and we are working with all our partners to secure the necessary decisions. Unfortunately, the threat of further missile strikes remains particularly high in the coming days. It is important to step up pressure on Russia in response, and bold, joint steps must be taken.

We discussed the challenges posed by the easing of sanctions on oil products. The Russians must feel that they will have no capacity left to prolong the war. We are coordinating substantively and preparing meetings. Thank you, France!

@EmmanuelMacron

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

What allowing Russia to sell oil products means was heard most clearly in Kyiv just now, when, after repeated attacks on energy facilities with jet-powered “shaheds,” Russia launched a ballistic missile attack as well. Some of the missiles were intercepted. This once again clearly demonstrates Russia’s true intentions. They count on prolonging the war, terrorizing ordinary people, and destroying infrastructure.

Every additional billion dollars they can earn from exports will be spent on nothing but sourcing and importing critical components and equipment to manufacture weapons, upgrading “shaheds,” producing missiles, and recruiting even more mercenaries to fight at the front. Russia’s choice is war. And they will be ready to end it only when they feel that their ability to drag the war out is diminishing.

Unfortunately, the signals Russia received yesterday were entirely different – signals suggesting that it could simply keep attacking. And this needs to be corrected. Strong signals are needed from the United States, Europe, and other partners – signals in support of Ukraine and to RESTRICT Russia’s ability to wage war and terrorize people. Thank you to everyone who stands with Ukraine!

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Today, Russia expressed its thanks for the lifting of sanctions on diesel exports by dropping five glide bombs on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia. As of now, sadly, twelve people have been confirmed killed, including three children. My condolences to all their families and loved ones. Another fourteen people have been injured, and two of them are in critical condition – the doctors are fighting to save their lives. The status of twelve more people who may have been there is still being verified. All emergency services are at the scene, and search-and-rescue operations are underway. Overnight, thirteen of our regions came under attack. Residential buildings, infrastructure, and railway facilities have been damaged.

Last night confirmed once again that in Russia, they take any easing of pressure to mean they can keep fighting, to mean they can keep dropping bombs on cities. Different signals are needed. Russia must understand that it needs to stop the war, and for that to happen, Russia must feel its losses. Right now, it is our long-range capabilities that are ensuring this. And we will respond to Russian strikes. I thank everyone who is helping.

[Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 @andrii_sybiha]

At Ukraine's request, the UN Security Council met yesterday after Russia's massive strikes of October 7–8.

In just one week, Russian terror killed around 100 civilians, from Kramatorsk and Pryluky to Kyiv.

Russia is deliberately targeting our energy system to plunge Ukrainians into cold and darkness before winter.

In occupied Oleshky, people are cut off from food, water and medicine. Russian attacks on Black Sea shipping threaten global food security.

Belarus is again providing its infrastructure for Russia to continue its drone terror against Ukrainian cities.

Minsk must immediately end its complicity in Russia's war crimes and shut down this infrastructure.

Ukraine called on Security Council members to adopt concrete decisions aimed at ending Russian aggression, protecting civilians and achieving a lasting peace in line with the UN Charter.

It is critical to increase pressure on the aggressor in order to end the war.

Any decisions that weaken sanctions only give wrong signals to Moscow and prolong the war. They are not pragmatic, but shortsighted, and can only worsen the problem instead of solving it.

[Caolan @CaolanReports]

The 7/7 bombings in London rightfully outraged the world when Al-Qaeda terrorists blew up a London bus. The same thing just happened in this city in Europe. This time russia were the terrorists and for some reason that means it doesn’t deserve mass coverage.

[MFA of Ukraine 🇺🇦 @MFA_Ukraine]

In Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, a Russian strike on a passenger bus killed 30 people. In the village of Bilenke, part of the Kramatorsk community, three more people were killed today in Russian attack.

The search-and-rescue operation in Pryluky, Chernihiv region, was also completed following Russia’s missile strike on a five-storey residential building yesterday, which killed 22 people.

Moscow continues to escalate its terror against civilians, striking wherever people are. Unless pressure on Russia is increased, these atrocities will not stop. We call on international partners to support Ukraine’s defence and step up sanctions against Russia.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Doctors are now fighting to save the lives of people injured in the Russian strike on Kramatorsk. As of now, 30 people have been confirmed killed, and sadly, that number may rise. The Russian bomb effectively hit two city minibuses. Some of those killed have still not been identified because of the severity of their injuries. My condolences to all their families and loved ones. Another 18 people were injured in the strike. Residential buildings and cars were also damaged.

This strike will not go unanswered. Russia is trying to destroy all life in Donbas, and a response from the world is a must. A forceful response – exactly as the Russians deserve for all the deaths they have brought. May all those killed rest in peace.

[Christopher Miller @ChristopherJM]

Russia killed 25 people in its attacks today on Ukraine.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Today, as a birthday “gift” to Putin, the Russian army destroyed a residential building in Pryluky, in the Chernihiv region. It was an ordinary five-story apartment building. Tragically, as of now, five people have been reported killed and 26 injured, including five children. There may still be people under the rubble. First responders are working nonstop at the site – doing everything possible to find every person. Russian missile strikes also damaged five apartment buildings in Dnipro and four high-rise buildings in Kremenchuk. Tragically, two people were killed and eight injured. A high-rise building in Zaporizhzhia was damaged by a drone. In Kyiv, the Russians killed two people. Two more people were killed in Oleksandriya… My condolences to all the families and loved ones of those killed. Overall, infrastructure in Kyiv and 12 regions came under attack last night.

One of the key targets was our energy infrastructure. The Russians wanted to strike painfully and demonstratively. This was one of the most vile strikes: 70 missiles in total, many of them ballistic, as well as “shaheds.” Unfortunately, only some of them were shot down. Russian ballistic missiles remain the greatest challenge. And air defense packages for us right now are a vital necessity. That is why every day we are looking for missiles for Patriot systems that can and must actually protect people’s lives here, in Ukrainian skies. Thank you to everyone who is helping us.

[Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 @andrii_sybiha]

One can watch three things forever: fire burning, water flowing, and Russian criminals trying to intimidate the diplomatic corps in Kyiv.

This campaign failed six months ago, and it will fail again now.

We are grateful to all our foreign colleagues who remain and work in Ukraine during these challenging times and refuse to yield to Russian intimidation.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Last night, the Russians launched more than 100 attack drones at Ukraine, nearly 50 of them jet-powered. Our warriors neutralized most of them, but unfortunately, there were also hits. In Kyiv, “shaheds” struck the Pivdennyi Bridge several times. In the morning, a residential high-rise was hit. Tragically, one person was killed. My condolences to their family and loved ones. In Kherson, the Russians “defeated” a kindergarten; in Kharkiv, they attacked a grocery store, and an institute and critical infrastructure were damaged. Enemy strikes also hit apartment buildings in Kramatorsk and Sumy. The Dnipro, Odesa, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Poltava, and Rivne regions also came under attack. As of now, four people have been reported injured in the overnight Russian attack. Our services are working wherever they are needed.

No matter how hard Moscow tries to fully localize the production of its drones and missiles, its ability to escalate remains critically dependent on foreign components. These are supply chains running from Europe, the United States, China, Japan, and many other countries. Most of these companies are well-known manufacturers, but their components still make their way to Russia. Every Russian drone can actually be stopped right at the production line. What is needed is the political will of these countries. If the Kremlin has chosen more strikes, sanctions must work and must be strengthened. Thank you to everyone who is helping.

[Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 @andrii_sybiha]

Today, at Ukraine’s demand, the @OSCE Permanent Council urgently addressed the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the temporarily occupied city of Oleshky.

The message from the international community to Russia was clear: it must provide full, safe and unhindered access for international organizations to Oleshky and ensure that civilians immediately receive food, medicine and a safe way out. The aggressor state cannot and shouldn’t hold civilians hostage any longer.

The delegation of Ukraine has also debunked Moscow’s lies and war propaganda regarding the real cause of the human suffering in Oleshky.

I am grateful to the Swiss @OSCE Chairpersonship and all participating States that clearly condemned Russia’s actions. I am also grateful to @osce_odihr for documenting Russian crimes and contributing to keep situation in Oleshky high on the international agenda.

Now, political calls must be translated into practical steps: securing full and immediate humanitarian access, increasing pressure on the aggressor, and ensuring accountability for those who deliberately created this man-made disaster.

[Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 @andrii_sybiha]

Ukraine initiated urgent consideration of the humanitarian catastrophe in temporarily occupied Oleshky at the @OSCE Permanent Council.

The issue, entitled “On the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Ukrainian city of Oleshky, temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation,” will be addressed tomorrow.

The delegation of Ukraine will inform participating States about the appalling situation created by the Russian occupation authorities, who are holding civilians, including children, hostage. This is nothing less than a man-made humanitarian disaster.

We will continue to debunk Russia’s cynical war propaganda and ensure that the international community knows the truth about what is happening in Oleshky.

The situation in Oleshky is critical and requires urgent action by the international community. I call on the Swiss @OSCE Chairmanship and all participating States to condemn the aggressor and exert the strongest possible pressure on Russia.

Oleshky needs urgent humanitarian relief. Russia must be compelled to allow it immediately.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Since last night, emergency services and repair crews have been working to address the aftermath of the Russian strike. It was a difficult attack – nearly 190 attack drones, as well as ballistic missiles. And the main target was energy infrastructure in the capital and the Kyiv region. Residential buildings were also damaged. Work is ongoing to restore electricity and water supplies everywhere they are currently unavailable. In the morning, a drone struck a grocery supermarket in Ivankovychi. First responders are extinguishing the fire. Kyiv is also under drone attack. A warehouse building was hit, and one person was killed. There were strikes on critical infrastructure in the Zhytomyr, Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, and Rivne regions. There was also damage in the Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, and Cherkasy regions. As of now, fourteen people have been injured across the country as a result of all these strikes. Tragically, five people have been killed, including a child. My condolences to their families and loved ones.

Our defenders managed to shoot down some of the ballistic missiles. But unfortunately, there were also hits. In recent days, there have been new air defense support packages – I thank our partners for the missiles, and everyone who honors our agreements and strengthens the protection of our skies. This is exactly how we must continue to work. Every interceptor missile truly saves lives. And the closer we get to winter, the more of this protection we need. We must do everything to ensure that Russia’s bet on ballistic missile and drone terror does not pay off. Thank you to everyone who stands with Ukraine.