Evacuations resumed this Saturday (04.09.2022) from Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine, where a missile attack left 52 dead at a railway station.
Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson became the latest Western leader to visit kyiv, where he praised Ukraine’s response to the Russian invasion and offered armored vehicles and anti-ship missiles.
Thanks to the “invincible heroism and courage” of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Ukrainian people, (Russia’s) “monstrous goals are being frustrated,” Johnson said.
Zelensky’s office released a video of him and Johnson walking through nearly empty kyiv streets under the watch of snipers.
The two leaders greeted bystanders and a visibly emotional man shouted “we need you” to Johnson.
A day earlier, Johnson pledged to send weapons to Ukraine, including Starstreak anti-aircraft missiles and 800 anti-tank missiles.
“We need more sanctions”
The British leader assured that the discovery of numerous dead civilian bodies in Ukrainian towns that were occupied by Russian troops “permanently contaminated” the reputation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Six weeks into the Russian invasion, Moscow is now focusing on eastern and southeastern Ukraine following stiff resistance thwarted its plans to capture kyiv.
With thousands killed in fighting and more than 11 million fleeing their homes or the country, the Ukrainian president called on the West to follow the British example with military aid.
“We need more sanctions” once morest Russia, Zelensky said in a video message on Saturday night. “We need more weapons.”
European Union authorities were meeting with Zelensky in kyiv on Friday when the devastating attack on the Kramatorsk station took place. Among the 52 victims were five children.
US President Joe Biden accused Russia of being behind the “horrific atrocity” and France condemned it as a “crime once morest humanity”.
Moscow denied responsibility for the rocket attack that left 109 wounded, according to the latest official count.
mg (afp, AP)
