After the Russian attack on about 10 cities in Ukraine, including the capital Kiev, Vladimir Putin spoke. He said that Russia has launched “massive” bombing. in response to the “terrorist” attack which partially destroyed a bridge built by Russia in the annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, of which the Ukrainian government accuses.
During the opening of a televised Security Council meeting in Moscow, Putin promised “severe” retaliation. in case of new attacks by Ukraine against Russia.
After Ukrainian authorities reported numerous Russian bombings in Kiev and other cities which resulted in several deaths and injuries, Putin confirmed that he had ordered “a massive attack with high-precision long-range weapons“against various points of Ukraine.
The Russian president said the attacks were carried out “on the proposal of the Ministry of Defense” and that they have reached “energy structures, military commands and communication structures”.
“If the attempts of terrorist attacks against our territory continue, the responses of Russia they will be tough and of a scale which will correspond to the level of threats against the Russian Federation, “added, reported the news agency Europa Press.
He also again accused Ukraine of attacks on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukrainewhich is under the control of the Russian military, calling it “nuclear terrorism”.
Putin said that these “attacks” caused the cutting of three high voltage lines and defended that “with the measures taken, the damage was eliminated as soon as possible, without serious consequences”.
“The Kiev regime has been using terrorist methods for a long time,” he stressed, before accusing Ukraine of “murder of public figuresjournalists and scientists, both in Ukraine and in Russia “.
The attacks come just hours after the Russian president accused the Ukrainian secret services of having committed a “terrorist attack” last Saturday against the Kerch bridge, which connects Russia with the Crimean peninsula and which suffered an explosion that caused it. he left partially disabled and left at least three dead.
Putin alluded to a huge explosion on Saturday that severely damaged the only bridge connecting Russia with Crimea busy, a key route for military supplies for war.
The attacks
Ukrainian aviation spokesman reported on Monday that Russia was launched 83 missiles against targets in Ukraine Until now. Many of the rockets were intercepted. He also said the attacks are continuing.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Zelensky says the G7 will hold an emergency meeting and deliver a speech.
At least eight people were killed and 24 injured in one of the attacks in Kiev alone. And authorities fear the number will be higher. This Monday, civilian casualties continued to be reported. Major infrastructure infrastructures have been hit, causing widespread power outages across the country.
Some of the impacts occurred near the government district in the heart of the capital, where the Parliament and other iconic buildings are located. The explosions blew up nearly every blue window in an office tower.
There was people on the street with blood on their clothes and hands. A young man in a blue jacket sat on the floor while a doctor bandaged his head. A woman with bandages on her head had her blouse covered in blood. Several cars were damaged or completely destroyed. air raid sirens sounded again and again in kyiv and other cities, where people returned to take refuge in basements and in the subway.
Source: Agencies
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