French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned Russia's strike on the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv, highlighting the increasing "barbarity" of the Russians' daily attacks on Ukraine's civilian population.
Source: Macron on X (Twitter)
Quote: "Vladimir Putin's regime has struck Ukraine's largest scientific research institution: the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. These strikes are yet another example of the Russian regime's hostile contempt for science and truth… We share the suffering of those affected and their families."
Details: Macron added that the Russians are adding to the "barbarity" of their daily attacks on Ukraine's civilian population.
He also promised that France and Europe will support the Ukrainian people for as long as necessary.
Background:
- On the afternoon of 28 September, a Russian drone struck the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv.
- In total, two people were killed and 26 injured as a result of attacks on the capital over the course of the day.
- Nataliia Bukalo, an assistant to Volodymyr Horbulin, former secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council, was killed in the strike.
- Moldovan President Maia Sandu also condemned Russia's strike on the National Academy of Sciences building.
- Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, also condemned the recent series of Russian attacks on Ukraine, including the strike on the National Academy of Sciences, and pledged to continue seeking to hold Russia accountable for its crimes.
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Originally reported by Ukrainska Pravda by Viktoriia Shabranska. Read the full story at the source.
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