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Zelenskyy says Ukraine expects strong Western response to Russian drone attacks

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President

30 March 2025 00:36 (UTC +04:00)

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that Ukraine expected a strong response from Western countries to the nearly daily Russian drone attacks on its territory, APA reports citing Reuters.

Within an hour of Zelenskyy comments, delivered in his nightly video address, officials in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, reported a mass Russian drone attack that killed one person and injured up to 14.

Drones hit the southeastern city of Dnipro overnight, killing four people, and the central city of Kryvyi Rih, where nine others were injured.

"Our partners must understand that these Russian strikes target not only our people, but also all international efforts, diplomatic efforts aimed at ending this war," Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address.

He noted that 172 drones had been directed at Ukraine overnight - the Ukrainian military said 94 of them had been downed.

"Russia is striking against everyone who seeks to end the war. It is impossible to ignore hundreds of (Iranian-designed) Shaheds every night.

"We expect a response, a serious response. We are working to ensure there is a strong reaction, especially from America, Europe and all those in the world who rely on diplomacy."