Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that a barrage of missile attacks from Russia destroyed a civilian airport in Vinnytsia in central Ukraine.
“I have just been informed about a missile strike on Vinnytsia. Eight rockets… The airport was completely destroyed,” Zelensky said in a video message on Sunday.
The Ukrainian leader said that several cities and airbases in Ukraine have been bombed, shelled, or hit with ballistic missiles.
The concern, however, was that the aiport’s location is in the western part of Ukraine, far from the supposed war zones.
‼️ Urgent appeal by President @ZelenskyyUa: a missile strike on #Vinnytsia consisted of eight missiles; the airport is completely destroyed.
The President called on the world to close the skies over #Ukraine and provide Ukraine with aircraft. pic.twitter.com/0s8nUneRZP— Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (@ua_parliament) March 6, 2022
A statement from the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the airport was targeted by “long-range, high-precision weapons.”
The president reiterated his call for a no-fly zone over Ukraine and stressed the importance of establishing humanitarian aid corridors.
“We are people, and it is your humanitarian duty to protect us, to protect people. And you can do it,” he urged the international community.
“We repeat every day: close the sky over Ukraine. Close for all Russian missiles, for Russian combat aircraft, for all their terrorists,” he said.
“If you don’t, if you don’t give us at least planes so we can protect ourselves, there’s only one thing to conclude; you want us to be killed very slowly,” he added.
Breaking! pic.twitter.com/VCL5mpOVMi
— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) March 6, 2022
