Moscow is escalating the war against Ukraine, which international observers read as a sign that the Kremlin intends to escalate the conflict. For the first time since June, Kyiv was attacked by Russian missiles. On Monday morning, the Ukrainian capital recorded several explosions in what is considered Vladimir Putin’s response to an explosion on the bridge connecting Russian territory to the Crimean peninsula over the weekend.
Although it did not take responsibility for the attack, the Kremlin accused the Ukrainian government of being responsible for the “terrorist” act. In Moscow, senior diplomatic sources confirmed on Saturday that Putin will respond to the UOL.
This Monday, Russian attacks hit the capital in the midst of rush hour. Missiles landed on some of the city’s main transport arteries. Over an hour there were at least four missiles and nearly a dozen other explosions.
“Several explosions occurred in the Shevchenskivskyi district in the center of the capital,” Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on his social media account.
Local police said at least five people were killed and 12 injured.
Lviv, Ternopil, Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia were also attacked. Lviv mayor Andriy Sadovyi confirmed that some parts of the city lacked water and electricity. But he made sure that the authorities are working to restore the services.
Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy urged the public not to leave the shelters on social media. According to him, on the 229th day of the war, the Russians “are trying to destroy us and wipe us off the face of the earth.” “Destroy the people sleeping in Zaporizhzhia. Kill the people who will work in Dnipro and Kiev. I beg you all: do not leave the shelters,” he said.
The explosion that took place on the bridge connecting Russia to the territory of Crimea since Saturday has put the world on high alert. Everyone at the UN remembers the statement made by Dmitry Medvedev, the former president of Russia, in April, when he warned Ukrainians that any attack on the bridge in Crimea would have consequences. “I hope they understand what the goal of retaliation is,” he said.
Bridge, in fact, is not just any business. For Putin, this is a symbol of the annexation of the peninsula and the completion of a “dream” of several generations of Russians. “Finally, the miracle happened,” he said at the opening of the study in 2018.
source: Noticias
