Zelenskyy calls for more pressure on Russia so ‘murderers do not feel impunity’ after Thursday’s Kyiv strikes – Europe live | Ukraine

Morning Opening: 23 Death in Russian attacks on Kiev 23 deaths, Zelenskyy says
Jakub Krupa
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy he said At least 23 people died in Russian attacks on Kiev, In a single area in the Darnytskyi region of the city, including 22 people.
More than 50 people were injuredAnd 8 people are still missing.
Friday morning, Zelenskyy reiterated Russia’s call to be held responsible For these strikes.
He said:
“Russia chooses ballistic instead of diplomacyHe continues to modernize ‘Shahed’ to kill ‘and deepens cooperation with actors like North Korea, that means The world should answer accordingly.
Strong sanctions, strong pressure, Strong steps are required to prevent the killers from being punished.“
EU Defense Ministers Gather in Copenhagen Today, discussing what the block can do when it comes to the pressure of Russia to bring to the negotiation table and support and security guarantees for Ukraine.
The EU’s foreign policy chief who came to the meeting this morning Kaja Kallas in question:
“These attacks show this Putin is just mocking with all kinds of peace efforts. So what we need to do is to increase the pressure on Russia. “
Wait for this to be a recurrent theme in the comments of ministers during the day.
We will also receive news from the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der leyenWhile visiting the Eastern Wing and the member states of the French President, Emmanuel Macronand German lucky, Friedrich Merz, Meeting for a Franco-German summit in Toulon.
I will bring you all the important updates here.
His Friday, August 29, 2025, his Jakub Krupa here and this Europe lives.
Good morning.
KEY EVENTS
Kyiv residents are deadly but challenging as a city.

Dan Sabbagh
In Kiev
Photos Julia Kochetova
A five -storey housing in the apartment block Darnytskyi Area to the east of the city, Residents said they heard that Russian was bombed remotely. This was a familiar voice, and many of them move away from the windows in the central corridors extending along the block, just for the disaster to strike.
Oleksandr YasTremskyi, who took refuge in a corridor with his wife Tetiana and his sons Denys, said, “We did not understand what happened,” he said. “As if something went down to our house. And then we heard people screaming.” A hundred meters away, the other end of his buildings collapsed and sent it in the direction of “a large wave of dust and smoke.
Ivan Zhelezko, a service soldier, looked at the second floor apartment bombed, hanging at an inevitable angle of the balcony. Around in their bags A handful of things he managed to buy with him From the apartment he has lived with his family for 20 years.
Zhelezko said it was her Very puzzled to get angrydefining itself as confused. Among the died, he said that his friend’s sister and a childhood friend had their parents.
The soldier announced that his family had escaped because they left immediately after the first explosion and tried to insist Tragedy “There is nothing new for me”. Such a fatalism was difficult to believe, but added: “I’m happy to live my family.”
The fast -moving or those at the other end of the building may not have been damaged, but this, the savagery of the explosions that attracted all of the five floors, could only be caused by a cruise or ballistic missile attack, which did not have a chance for people on the path of rockets.
Ireland’s Harris supports the alleged alleged Denmark, the US Greenland influence campaign
Considering the meeting of the meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark organized the current EU presidency, It affects some ministers about the operations of Greenland about the latest US claims.
Ireland Harris In response, he announced his full support for Denmark:
“Ireland completely supports and stops the people of the Denmark and the Danish government in relation to Greenland.
According to me It is important that every country in the European Union is with Denmark Regarding this subject. “
After Russian attacks on Kiev, Harris from Ireland says, ‘This cannot be a fruitless region’
We buy the first lines CopenhagenThe place where EU defense ministers meet this morning.
Ireland Simon Harris He joined the growing choir of those who wanted a stronger reaction, including more sanctions.
He said:
Orum I am certainly terrified in terms of Russia’s attack on Kiev and indeed the attack on the European Delegation Office there. This is a result cannot be a free zone.
According to me It is very important that the whole world speaks in a single voice in the absolute condemnation of Russia’s open violation. Vienna Convention.
Also, what is clear is how to bring peace and dialogue and diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine and to end the war in Ukraine, It is clear that Russia continues to participate in terrorist acts, Attacking a civilian population does not show reluctance for the ceasefire, and therefore, I think it is necessary for people in the European Union to consider more sanctions. “
Estonia’s Defense Minister before Hanno Pevkur He argued that the best security guarantee for Ukraine would be a member of NATO.
Minister of Lithuania, Dovilė šakalienė, He called for secondary sanctions on Russia and its partners and argued that it would be the most effective way to stop financing the Russian war machine.
Morning Opening: 23 Death in Russian attacks on Kiev 23 deaths, Zelenskyy says

Jakub Krupa
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy he said At least 23 people died in Russian attacks on Kiev, In a single area in the Darnytskyi region of the city, including 22 people.
More than 50 people were injuredAnd 8 people are still missing.
Friday morning, Zelenskyy reiterated Russia’s call to be held responsible For these strikes.
He said:
“Russia chooses ballistic instead of diplomacyHe continues to modernize ‘Shahed’ to kill ‘and deepens cooperation with actors like North Korea, that means The world should answer accordingly.
Strong sanctions, strong pressure, Strong steps are required to prevent the killers from being punished.“
EU Defense Ministers Gather in Copenhagen Today, discussing what the block can do when it comes to the pressure of Russia to bring to the negotiation table and support and security guarantees for Ukraine.
The EU’s foreign policy chief who came to the meeting this morning Kaja Kallas in question:
“These attacks show this Putin is just mocking with all kinds of peace efforts. So what we need to do is to increase the pressure on Russia. “
Wait for this to be a recurrent theme in the comments of ministers during the day.
We will also receive news from the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der leyenWhile visiting the Eastern Wing and the member states of the French President, Emmanuel Macronand German lucky, Friedrich Merz, Meeting for a Franco-German summit in Toulon.
I will bring you all the important updates here.
His Friday, August 29, 2025, his Jakub Krupa here and this Europe lives.
Good morning.




