Russian forces have unleashed a major week-long barrage of drones, missiles, and guided aerial bombs across Ukraine. In a statement on Facebook on Sunday, Aug. 9, President Volodymyr Zelensky detailed the scale of the recent bombardments.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Over the past week alone, Russia deployed 61 missiles (including 56 targeting ballistic trajectories), more than 1,560 attack drones, and 1,540 guided aerial bombs against Ukrainian cities. “Every such strike against life reminds us again and again: we need more pressure, more sanctions against Russia, and more anti-aircraft defense for Ukraine,” the president said, noting he had received briefings on the consequences of the attacks from regional leaders. Deadly strikes on Kharkiv high-rises On Sunday morning, Aug. 9, Russian forces targeted the Saltivka district in Kharkiv. Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported a direct hit on a multi-story residential building, which destroyed the seventh through tenth floors. Terekhov reported that a second strike hit a neighboring high-rise shortly after, warning residents that the enemy was “deliberately targeting residential buildings.” The strikes killed two people. The number of casualties has risen to 37, including a five-year-old boy. Eleven people suffered blast injuries, two were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning, and several others experienced acute stress reactions. Rescue operations are ongoing as people remain trapped in the rubble.