Zelenskyy Condemns Russian Attack: There Is No Signal Moscow Will End The War Yet

JAKARTA - Russia's attack on American companies in the Zakarpattia region of Ukraine injured 15 people. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack indicated Russia had no intention of ending the war.

"So far, there has been no signal from Moscow that they will actually engage in meaningful negotiations and end this war," Zelenskyy wrote on the Telegram messaging app.

" Pressure is needed. Strong sanctions, strong rates," he stressed, repeating the same message regarding sanctions against Russia.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha previously condemned the attack in a post on X.

"Public facilities are completely unrelated to defense or military," he said.

"This is not the first Russian attack on American businesses in Ukraine, after attacks on Boeing offices in Kyiv earlier this year and other attacks," he continued.

In the city of Lviv, western Ukraine, the attack killed one person, injured three others, and damaged 26 houses, according to Maksym Governor Kozytskyi.

The Ukrainian Air Force said Russia used 574 unmanned aircraft (drones) and 40 missiles in an overnight attack on the country, which was the largest attack so far in August.

"This is why efforts to force Russia to end the war are so important," Sybiha said.

The Russian attack comes amid US President Donald Trump's intensive efforts to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

Russia denies targeting civilians, using missiles and drones to attack Ukrainian cities far from the forefront of war.

Thousands of civilians, most Ukrainians have been killed since Moscow invaded in 2022.