Ukraine War: Putin Launched Missile Attacks Threatening 'Harsh Response'

Ukraine War: Putin Launched Missile Attacks On Ukraine Threatening ‘Harsh Response’.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said Russia had fired dozens of missiles as well as Iranian-made kamikaze drones, adding that Russia’s main targets appeared to be energy infrastructure and civilians.

President Vladimir Putin has threatened a “harsh response” if attacks continue against Russia, hours after his troops launched a massive wave of strikes targeting cities across Ukraine in response to an attack on the Kerch bridge linking Russia and Crimea.

In televised remarks, The Guardian reports Putin once again blamed Ukraine for the Kerch bridge attack, describing it as a “terrorist attack aimed at the destruction of civil critical important infrastructure of Russia”.

Russia had launched long-range missile attacks against Ukraine’s energy, military, and communications infrastructure today in retaliation for the bridge attack, he said.

Speaking at a security council meeting this morning, Putin said:

“If acts of terrorism continue against Russia, we will respond in a very harsh manner. The responses will be of the same scale as the threats to Russia. Nobody should have any doubts about this.”

Putin presents strikes on ordinary Ukrainians and infrastructure that gives homes electricity and heat as ‘Russia demands action’ moment. “Impossible not to respond” after Crimean Bridge, he claims. Transparent that main audience for strikes are nationalist critics at home. pic.twitter.com/btzifcQZsP

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Vladimir Putin had denounced the bridge attack on Saturday as an “act of terrorism”. He blamed Ukraine’s secret services. Today, Russian missiles slammed into the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, during the morning rush-hour, striking targets including a popular tourist bridge and a major road junction.

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Early reports said at least eight people had been killed.

However, according to Ukraine’s military, by mid-morning on Monday, 75 missiles had been launched, out of which it claimed over 40 had been intercepted.

In an update in the midst of the attack, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said Russia had fired dozens of missiles as well as Iranian-made kamikaze drones, adding that Russia’s main targets appeared to be energy infrastructure and civilians.

Source | The Guardian