Zelenskyy condemns 'horrific attacks' as Russian strikes kill 8, wound 35 in Ukraine

Russian forces conducted widespread attacks across Ukraine, causing numerous civilian casualties over the past day. Regional authorities reported on June 29 that at least 15 people were killed and 118 others injured in these strikes. The death toll was exacerbated by a Russian morning attack on the city of Dnipro, which alone resulted in at least five fatalities and 28 injuries. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has condemned these actions, describing them as 'horrific attacks.' In response to the escalating violence, Zelenskyy renewed his plea for European nations to develop more robust anti-ballistic defense systems to better protect Ukrainian civilians from ongoing aerial assaults.