{"id":32834,"date":"2026-08-08T16:57:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32834"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:57:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:57:53","slug":"zelensky-pleads-for-more-pressure-and-new-sanctions-to-prevent-russian-ballistic-missile-production-after-3-year-old-killed-in-kyiv-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32834","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky Pleads for \u2018More Pressure\u2019 and New Sanctions to Prevent Russian Ballistic Missile Production After 3-Year-Old Killed in Kyiv Strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5694246\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5694246\" class=\"wp-image-5694246 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/am12.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/01\/zelensky.jpg\" alt=\"zelensky file photo\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5694246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ukrainian President <strong>Volodymyr Zelensky<\/strong> pleaded for new sanctions to prevent Russia from making ballistic missiles as a 3-year-old and his grandparents were killed in an airstrike on a civilian target in Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>The toddler&#8217;s parents and 15-year-old brother survived the fiery attack, Zelensky <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2085988319188414833\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said Saturday on X:<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"c4f3d7d183f097b6f308a14d3cc4d720\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last night, Russia killed three people in Pukhivka, Kyiv region, with drone strikes \u2013 a grandfather, a grandmother, and their grandson. The boy was only three years old. Four more people were hospitalized: the child\u2019s parents, his 15-year-old brother, and a neighbor who came to\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xceHjAFTIe\">pic.twitter.com\/xceHjAFTIe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Volodymyr Zelenskyy \/ \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0417\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 (@ZelenskyyUa) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2085988319188414833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Zelensky said the only one who doesn&#8217;t want the war to end is Russia&#8217;s <strong>Vladimir Putin<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Last night, Russia killed three people in Pukhivka, Kyiv region, with drone strikes \u2013 a grandfather, a grandmother, and their grandson. The boy was only three years old. Four more people were hospitalized: the child\u2019s parents, his 15-year-old brother, and a neighbor who came to the family\u2019s aid and was wounded in a double-tap strike. The victims suffered thermal burns and shrapnel wounds. My condolences\u2026 It was an ordinary residential building. The Russians could not have been unaware of this. There was also a strike involving six ballistic missiles against civilian infrastructure in Kyiv. As of now, one person has been reported dead. My condolences to the family and loved ones. The Donetsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, and Poltava regions also came under attack.<\/p>\n<p>Europe, America, and Ukraine have long wanted to stop this Russian war. Only Putin doesn\u2019t want to, and he\u2019s desperately clinging to his ballistic missiles and drones to keep the war going. More pressure is needed. New sanctions that will prevent the production of these ballistic missiles. And we definitely need more protection for our people. Anti-ballistic capabilities, interceptor missiles for Patriot, SAMP\/T, NASAMS, Hawk, and our F-16s \u2013 all of this works and helps protect lives when it is here, in Ukraine, rather than sitting in warehouses thousands of kilometers away from Russian strikes against life. I thank everyone who shows leadership and, despite everything, provides new air defense packages.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The plea comes a day after the usually divided Republican-led Senate approved, by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/senate-passes-sweeping-russia-sanctions-bill-negotiated-by-the-late-sen-lindsey-graham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> a massive margin of 86 to 11<\/a>, legislation which would penalize nations that buy Russian oil, gas and other exports fueling Putin&#8217;s continued war.<\/p>\n<p>The sanctions package had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/gop-leader-thune-hopeful-senate-will-pass-russia-sanctions-bill-as-incredible-legacy-to-lindsey-graham\/\">championed by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC),<\/a> who died unexpectedly on July 11 and had just completed a trip to the Ukraine before his sudden death.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/zelensky-pleads-for-more-pressure-and-new-sanctions-to-prevent-russian-ballistic-missile-production-after-3-year-old-killed-in-kyiv-strike\/\">Zelensky Pleads for \u2018More Pressure\u2019 and New Sanctions to Prevent Russian Ballistic Missile Production After 3-Year-Old Killed in Kyiv Strike<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Screenshot Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded for new sanctions to prevent Russia from making ballistic missiles as a 3-year-old and his grandparents were killed in an airstrike on a civilian target in Kyiv. 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