“We cannot think that the war is over.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said a “strong response” is required following Russian missiles striking Kyiv while UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was visiting the capital.
In a video update posted to Telegram, Zelensky said immediately after his talks with Guterres, five Russian missiles flew into the city.
A spokesperson for the UN told Al Jazeera that the Secretary-General was “shocked” by the attacks but that he and his team were safe.
“It is very important that Mr. Secretary-General visited Borodyanka, Kyiv region, and saw with his own eyes what the Russian occupiers had done there,” Zelensky said.
“Hundreds of Ukrainian cities and hundreds of communities have experienced the same thing as Borodyanka and Bucha.”
According to Zelensky, a key issue in his talks with Guterres was “how to stop Russian aggression”.
“This is not just a question of Ukraine, our fate, this is a question of the fate of United Nations, the fate of international law, the fate of many nations and not just Russian’s neighbours who may become the next victims of Moscow’s aggressive ambitions,” he said.
“Today, immediately after the end of our talks in Kyiv, Russian missiles flew into the city. Five missiles.
“This says a lot about Russia’s true attitude to global institutions and the efforts of the Russian leadership to humiliate the UN and everything that the organisation represents.
“Therefore, it requires a strong response.”
Zelensky added that the Russian missile strikes prove that Ukraine cannot let its guard down or “think that the war is over”.
“We still have to fight. We still have to drive the occupiers out.”
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