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“Putin’s Favorite Gift—War Crimes”: Sybiha Responds to Massive Russian Attack on Ukraine
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called on international partners to strengthen sanctions against Russia’s military-industrial complex and increase air defense and energy support for Ukraine following a large-scale Russian missile and drone attack.
Sybiha said hundreds of missiles and drones struck residential buildings and critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Kremenchuk, and Pryluky.
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“On Putin’s birthday, Russian generals presented him with his favorite gift—war crimes,” Sybiha said.
The foreign minister said Russian military leaders were failing to tell Putin that Russia was not winning the war and would not achieve victory. According to Sybiha, Russia has lost 1.6 million troops killed and wounded without achieving any of the strategic objectives of its invasion.
He also said Russia’s advances had stalled, while Ukraine had begun liberating more territory than Russian forces were able to capture. Sybiha further pointed to what he described as Russia’s declining economy and weakening international influence, attributing these developments to Putin’s refusal to end the war.
Sybiha acknowledged that Ukraine was also facing significant difficulties but stressed that Ukrainians had no intention of surrendering, as the war concerned the survival of Ukraine as both a nation and a state.
Following the attack, the minister urged Ukraine’s partners to respond by tightening sanctions against Russia’s military-industrial complex, including enterprises involved in producing ballistic missiles and the Rassvet satellite system.
He also called for stronger support for Ukraine, including the provision of all necessary air defense capabilities and energy assistance ahead of winter.
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“Following this attack, I call on all partners to give Putin real gifts that will help him finally choose diplomacy over war. This means strengthening sanctions against his military-industrial complex, particularly enterprises producing ballistic missiles and the Rassvet satellite system, as well as increasing support for Ukraine, including the provision of all necessary air defense capabilities and energy assistance ahead of winter,” the statement read.
Sybiha further said preparations were underway to make the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine operational next year.
“But his main gift will be a place in custody in The Hague. We are preparing the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine for its practical launch as early as next year. Putin and his accomplices must know: accountability is inevitable,” the minister concluded.
On October 7, Russia launched a large-scale overnight missile and drone attack across Ukraine, killing at least nine people and injuring 34, including three children. A residential building was struck in Pryluky, while an unexploded ballistic missile fell in a residential area of Kyiv.
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