Ukrainian FM: Way to peace is to arm Ukraine with F-16s

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba considers Russia's nighttime missile strikes on peaceful cities as another proof of the need to arm Ukraine with F-16s.

According to Caliber.Az, the minister wrote about it in his Twitter account on April 28.

Missile strikes killing innocent Ukrainians in their sleep, including a 2-years-old child, is Russia’s response to all peace initiatives. The way to peace is to kick Russia out of Ukraine. The way to peace is to arm Ukraine with F-16s and protect children from Russian terror.

— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) April 28, 2023

Kuleba said the missile strikes, which kill innocent Ukrainians in their sleep, including a two-year-old child, are Russia's response to all peace initiatives.

"The way to peace is to kick Russia out of Ukraine. The way to peace is to arm Ukraine with F-16s and protect children from Russian terror," the Ukrainian foreign minister said.

On April 28 night, Russia launched another missile strike against Ukrainian cities. According to Ukrainian media reports, in Uman, Cherkasy region, a Russian missile hit an apartment building, killing seven people, including a child, and injuring 17 others.

One child was injured and several apartments were damaged when debris from a Russian missile hit a high-rise apartment building in the town of Ukrainka, Kyiv region.

In Dnipro, as a result of Russian shelling, a woman and a three-year-old child were killed.