Boris Filatov: Obvious war crime, terror against civilians. Germany must understand this

This is an obvious war crime, terror against civilians, said the mayor of Dnipro, Borys Filatov. His words referred to a rocket attack on an apartment block that killed 46 people. Filatov stressed that Ukraine needs weapons from the West, and for every day of delay, it pays with the blood of soldiers and civilians. “Berlin needs to understand that this is a war launched with the goal of genocide,” he added.

Borys Filatov reminded that the Russians shelled a block of flats, destroying two of its pieces. 46 people, including children, lost their lives under the rubble. — They used the Kh-22 rocket. This is a missile designed to destroy aircraft carriers in the open sea. So it is an outright crime when the Russians use this type of missiles to shell housing estates, he said.

He explained that this type of rocket selects the largest target. — The Russians, targeting the Dnipro, could not help but understand that the missile would hit the largest object. It's a block with several frames. This is an obvious war crime, terror against the civilian population, assessed the mayor of Dnipro.

Berlin needs to understand that this is a war launched with the goal of genocide

Regarding Friday's meeting in Ramstein, Filatov emphasized that Ukraine very much expected support. “We and our Western partners know that the Russians are preparing a powerful offensive, so in talks with diplomats and people from the West, I say that we need three things: weapons, weapons and more weapons,” he said.

The mayor of Dnipro hopes that the partners will rise to the occasion and that support will come as soon as possible and to the greatest extent possible.

He also referred to the policy of the German government, which acts sluggishly in the context of military support for Ukraine, and now blocks the sending of Leopards to the front by Poland and several other countries.

— Berlin must understand that for every day of stopping this aid, especially tanks, we pay with the blood of soldiers and residents, civilians. Every day we lose the most educated, enlightened and patriotic people, and Russia sends prisoners, mercenaries, and redundant people to the front – he said. Germany must understand that this is a war started with the “goal of genocide”.

Nobody on the territory of Ukraine can feel safe in Lviv, Kyiv or Dnipro in front of the missile attacks.