"Children must not be killed in air strikes in modern Europe": Kuleba hopes for rapid progress in implementing G7 agreement

"Children must not be killed in air strikes in modern Europe": Kuleba hopes for rapid progress in implementing G7 agreement

Kyiv  •  UNN

April 19 2024, 10:09 AM • 14315 views

Two children, aged 14 and 8, were killed in a Russian strike in the Dnipropetrovs'k region, underscoring the urgent need for additional air defense systems and the brutality of Russian terror against civilians.

Russia's attack on the Dnipropetrovs'k region, which claimed the lives of two children, has underscored the urgent need for additional air defense systems, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said, indicating that he expects rapid progress on issues agreed upon at a meeting with his G7 counterparts, UNN reports.

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"This morning, Russian aviation struck a terrible blow in the Dnipropetrovs'k region. Two children are among the dead. A 14-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy. Another 6-year-old boy was rescued in hospital," Kuleba wrote in X.

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The Foreign Minister noted that "the cruelty of Russian terror against ordinary people, including innocent minors, has no limits.

This horror once again underscores how urgent is the provision of additional air defense systems and missiles and how necessary are the decisions we discussed yesterday at the G7 ministerial. I am grateful to all of the steps you have already taken and anticipate quick progress on the matters we discussed yesterday

- Kuleba addressed the heads of G7 diplomats.

"Children must not be killed in air strikes in modern Europe. We must protect them with a reliable air shield. Because protecting them also means protecting the peaceful future of all of Europe," the Ukrainian Foreign Minister emphasized.

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