Finland censures Russia´s missile, drone attacks on Ukraine

Finland on Saturday strongly condemned the Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine.

“Russia has continued its strikes on Ukraine. Last night, there were further civilian casualties, including children,” Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen wrote in a post on her social media platform X.

She also wrote that Russia’s Putin has the power to stop the war, but instead, he attempts to rob Ukrainians of their safety, freedom, and human dignity and he won’t succeed.

“Finland remains committed to supporting Ukraine and increasing pressure on Russia’s war machine. We demand a ceasefire, now,” Valtonen added.

Four people were killed and key energy facilities were damaged in a new massive wave of Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine overnight on Saturday, reported Xinhua, quoting authorities.

Ukraine's state-owned gas operator Naftogaz said the strikes marked the ninth massive attack on the country's gas infrastructure since the start of October.

The strikes also damaged railway infrastructure facilities, causing significant delays in train traffic across the country, Ukrainian state railway company Ukrzaliznytsia reported.

The Ukrainian Air Force said Russia had launched 458 drones and 45 missiles at Ukraine overnight, of which 406 drones and nine missiles were intercepted.