{"id":1356177,"date":"2026-04-25T20:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T17:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1356177"},"modified":"2026-04-25T19:34:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T16:34:18","slug":"zelenskyy-war-in-ukraine-must-not-be-overlooked-amid-middle-east-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-war-in-ukraine-must-not-be-overlooked-amid-middle-east-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy: War in Ukraine Must Not Be Overlooked Amid Middle East Conflict"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Russia\u2019s war in Europe must not lose global attention due to the conflict in the Middle East,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UATV English<\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n   <p>In a statement, Zelenskyy stressed that ongoing attacks against Ukraine continue to claim civilian lives and require sustained international focus and support.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cIt is important that the world does not remain silent about what is happening, and that this Russian war in Europe does not lose attention because of the war in Iran. Drones kill people the same way, and protection against cruise and ballistic missiles must be equally reliable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>He emphasized the need for timely implementation of all agreements to strengthen air defense, and called for continuous pressure on Russia, including uninterrupted sanctions.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThere must be no pauses in sanctions against Russia for every such strike,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>Zelenskyy also highlighted the situation in Dnipro, where rescue operations are still ongoing following Russian attacks.<\/p>\n   <p>According to the president, Russian forces carried out repeated strikes using missiles and drones, targeting residential buildings, energy infrastructure, and civilian sites. A second strike hit the same residential area that had already been attacked overnight.<\/p>\n   <p>As of the latest updates, more than 40 people were injured, including children, with 23 hospitalized. Two individuals are still missing, and search efforts continue.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cUnfortunately, five people were killed in the city as a result of these strikes,\u201d Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>The remarks come amid growing concern that shifting global attention could weaken international support for Ukraine at a critical moment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Russia\u2019s war in Europe must &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":1352551,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,36418,36415],"tags":[78,72929],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1356177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en-2","category-11473-news-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-ukraine-middle-east"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Zelenskyy: War in Ukraine Must Not Be Overlooked Amid Middle East Conflict - Freedom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-war-in-ukraine-must-not-be-overlooked-amid-middle-east-conflict\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Zelenskyy: War in Ukraine Must Not Be Overlooked Amid Middle East Conflict - Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Russia\u2019s war in Europe must ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-war-in-ukraine-must-not-be-overlooked-amid-middle-east-conflict\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-25T17:04:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/zelensky_1300x750_396d6acc8203448abb3d4a272a5f3fdd-820x473.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"820\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"473\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"\u0410\u043d\u0442\u043e\u043d \u0428\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043a\u043e\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\u0410\u043d\u0442\u043e\u043d \u0428\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043a\u043e\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-war-in-ukraine-must-not-be-overlooked-amid-middle-east-conflict\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-war-in-ukraine-must-not-be-overlooked-amid-middle-east-conflict\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\u0410\u043d\u0442\u043e\u043d \u0428\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043a\u043e\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/ec05b64cb7957f2edee871ad21ea2da9\"},\"headline\":\"Zelenskyy: War in Ukraine Must Not Be Overlooked Amid Middle East Conflict\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-25T17:04:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-war-in-ukraine-must-not-be-overlooked-amid-middle-east-conflict\/\"},\"wordCount\":262,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-war-in-ukraine-must-not-be-overlooked-amid-middle-east-conflict\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/zelensky_1300x750_396d6acc8203448abb3d4a272a5f3fdd.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"\u041d\u0430 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0443\u044e (\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0439\u0434\u0435\u0440)\",\"Ukraine &amp; 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