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Firefighters extinguish a blaze in damaged private houses following Russian strike in Kyiv region on May 25, 2025, amid Russian invasion in Ukraine. Sergei Supinsky, AFP/File

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UKRAINE PLEADS FOR SANCTIONS, ATTENTION AS DEATH TOLL RISES

Raine Musñgi

ABS-CBN News

Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17542922694161754292268515.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false" style="text-align:left">Firefighters extinguish a blaze in damaged private houses following Russian strike in Kyiv region on May 25, 2025, amid Russian invasion in Ukraine. <em>Sergei Supinsky, AFP/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Ukraine&#x27;s envoy to Manila is calling for intensified international action, warning that without it, Russia’s supposed indiscriminate drone and missile assaults could be condoned, and the conflict risks becoming a &quot;forgotten war.&quot;</p><p>The deadliest drone and missile strike on Kyiv in over a year, involving more than 300 drones and eight missiles, claimed 28 lives, including three children, and injured over 150, according to official figures reported by Ukrainian authorities.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/7/8/trump-says-us-will-send-more-weapons-to-ukraine-1143">US to send &#x27;more weapons&#x27; to Ukraine: Trump</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>&#x27;LIKE RUSSIAN ROULETTE&#x27;</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Speaking to ANC&#x27;s Headstart, Ambassador Yuliia Fediv described civilian life in Kyiv as “like Russian roulette,” saying nightly strikes force families to live in constant fear. </p><p>She said sanctions must be broadened to include Russia&#x27;s trading partners, whom she blamed for helping Moscow &quot;produce more weapons.&quot;</p><p>With Ukraine’s population now around 38.98 million — down significantly from over 52 million in 1991 — Fediv cautioned that demographic decline, war casualties, and migration amplify the need for swift resolution and justice.</p><p>She reiterated that while Ukraine supports diplomacy, it sees “no real intention” from Moscow to negotiate, unless global pressure mounts. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/7/14/trump-gives-russia-50-days-to-resolve-ukraine-war-0039">Trump gives Russia 50 days to resolve Ukraine war</a></div><p>Moreover, she said peace this year would not only end suffering in Ukraine but also serve as a precedent: &quot;if you break international law, you will be punished,” reinforcing the rule‑based order, especially in the Indo‑Pacific.</p><p>Fediv also highlighted deepening Ukraine‑Philippines collaboration — from defense dialogue to shared cultural projects — and stressed their mutual commitment to faith and family values.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>UKRAINIAN DRONES SPARK FIRE AT SOCHI OIL DEPOT</strong></div><div><strong><br/></strong></div><p>A Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire at an oil depot in Sochi, the Russian resort that hosted the 2014 Winter Olympic which is 400 kilometers (250 miles) from the Ukrainian border, authorities said Sunday.</p><p>Ukraine has regularly hit Russian oil and gas infrastructure in response to attacks on its own territory since Russia began its offensive in February 2022.</p><p>&quot;Sochi suffered a drone attack by the Kyiv regime last night,&quot; the governor of Russia&#x27;s Krasnodar region, Veniamin Kondratiev, said on Telegram.</p><p>He said drone wreckage hit an &quot;oil tank, which caused a fire&quot; during the nighttime attack.</p><p>Sochi&#x27;s mayor, Andrei Proshunin, said there were no victims and that the fire was put out several hours later.</p><p>Images, broadcast by Russian media but whose authenticity AFP could not verify, showed flames and thick plumes of black smoke rising from the site.</p><p>Air traffic was briefly suspended at Sochi airport, Russia&#x27;s air transport regulator Rosaviatsia said.</p><p>Ukrainian authorities have not commented on the fire.</p><p>Air strikes on Sochi are relatively rare compared to some other Russian cities.</p><p>However, Ukrainian drone attacks killed two people there late last month, according to local authorities.</p><p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that the two sides were preparing a prisoner exchange that would see 1,200 Ukrainian troops return home, following talks with Russia in Istanbul in July.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RUSSIAN STRIKES</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Kyiv has said it will intensify its air strikes against Russia in response to an increase in Russian attacks on its territory in recent weeks, which have killed dozens of civilians.</p><p>The Russian defense ministry said meanwhile that three Ukrainian drones had been intercepted in the Leningrad region, which includes the Baltic port of Saint Petersburg.</p><p>Overnight strikes by Russia inside Ukraine also left several people injured, authorities said.</p><p>One missile wounded seven people in a residential district of Mykolaiv, a city near the Black Sea in southern Ukraine, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said.</p><p>Three other people were injured in the northeastern Kharkiv region, she added, while authorities also reported injuries in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions in the south.</p><p>&quot;The Russians continue to wage war not against Ukrainian forces, but against Ukrainian civilians,&quot; Svyrydenko said.</p><p>Last week, US President Donald Trump gave his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a 10-day ultimatum, until next Friday, to end the conflict in Ukraine.</p><p>The air strikes and fighting have not abated, however, and the Kremlin has rejected the idea of a lasting ceasefire in Ukraine, which it sees as a gift to Kyiv&#x27;s troops.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/l_hxHB4s8-c?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VjCMiT9BcwI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Ukraine’s envoy to Manila is calling for intensified international action against Russia, warning that without it, the conflict risks becoming a "forgotten war."</p>

Ukraine’s envoy to Manila is calling for intensified international action against Russia, warning that without it, the conflict risks becoming a "forgotten war."

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Ukraine pleads for sanctions, attention as death toll rises

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Published Aug 04, 2025 04:02 PM PHT

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