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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shared the toll of the intense drone attacks carried out by the Russian army during the night.

Providing details about the attacks, Zelensky said, "Yesterday, the Russians attacked a house in Kharkiv with a drone. Three small children died. Their father also died. My deepest condolences to the family and their loved ones. The mother was hospitalized – she is pregnant and suffered severe burns. This morning, a drone attack was carried out on a city hospital in Zaporizhzhia. During the night, in the Sumy region, six people, including children, were injured in a drone attack. Unfortunately, one person died," he said.

Zelensky noted that the attacks carried out with 129 "Shahed" drones also targeted infrastructure in Dnipro, Poltava, and Konotop, adding, "Every such attack from Russia undermines confidence in any diplomatic efforts to end the war and repeatedly proves that strong pressure on Russia and clear security guarantees for Ukraine are the real key to stopping the massacre."

Zelensky concluded his statement by saying, "Until the pressure on the aggressor is sufficient and Ukraine's security is guaranteed, nothing else will work. The Russian army is not preparing to stop; it is preparing to continue fighting. The only thing that truly works to protect life is our strength."