President: We will attract more resources to help Ukraine

“I will continue to address the parliaments and nations of the world. We will meet our partners, leaders of other states in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. We will attract even more funds and resources to help Ukraine. Of course, we will justify stronger sanctions against the Russian Federation. So that there is responsibility, so that there is justice. No matter how afraid they are to admit their mistakes - tragic, terrible mistakes - they will have to. Because our courage and our truthfulness clearly prevail. And they will win,” Zelensky said in his latest address.

On February 24, Russian president Putin declared war on Ukraine and launched a large-scale invasion. Russian troops shell and destroy infrastructure, massively fire on residential areas of Ukrainian cities, towns, and villages using artillery, MLRS, and ballistic missiles.

At least 1,300 Ukrainian service members were killed in the war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on March 12.

Thousands of civilians are also dying. In particular, Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boychenko said on April 6 that the earlier estimates indicated the death toll of 5,000 civilians, but given the city's size, catastrophic destruction, duration of the blockade and fierce resistance, tens of thousands of Mariupol civilians could have fallen victim to the invaders.

Mass killings of civilians by Russian troops have also been recorded in the liberated towns and villages in Kyiv region. In particular, according to Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova, Russian aggressors killed 1,222 civilians in Kyiv region.

About 700 people have been killed in Chernihiv city, northern Ukraine, since the beginning of the war.

In addition, the Prosecutor General's Office informed that 177 children had been killed and 336 more had been injured as a result of hostilities by Russian troops as of the morning of April 10.

The UN, in turn, reported that the civilian casualties at the end of the day on April 9 were 1,793 people killed and 2,439 injured.

In addition, according to the United Nations, more than 4.5 million people have fled Ukraine due to Russia's war. More than 7.1 million Ukrainians have become internally displaced persons.

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