MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin mentioned Monday that Moscow will intensify strikes on army targets in Ukraine after an unprecedented assault over the weekend on the Russian metropolis of Belgorod.
The assault killed 24 individuals and left over 100 wounded in Belgorod on Saturday. It got here after Moscow launched a large-scale assault on Ukrainian cities.
“We’ll intensify the strikes, no crime in opposition to civilians will relaxation unpunished, that is for sure,” Putin mentioned Monday throughout a go to to a army hospital.
He mentioned Russia will press on with hitting what he known as “army installations.”
“We’re doing that at this time, and tomorrow we’ll proceed doing it,” Putin mentioned, virtually two years into Moscow’s offensive.
He spoke as Ukraine mentioned Russia had hit it with a “document” variety of drones on New 12 months‘s Day.
Putin known as the Belgorod hit a “terrorist assault” and accused Ukrainian forces of focusing on “proper within the metropolis centre, the place individuals have been strolling, earlier than New 12 months’s Eve.”
He repeated a declare that Ukraine is being utilized by the West to “settle its issues” with Russia.
The Russian chief mentioned he believed the “strategic initiative” within the dragging battle was on the Russian aspect.
“In any case that’s how I’m being briefed and I at all times insist: any offensive operations needs to be executed after a defeat of the enemy,” he mentioned, in line with the Interfax information company.
The assault killed 24 individuals and left over 100 wounded in Belgorod on Saturday. It got here after Moscow launched a large-scale assault on Ukrainian cities.
“We’ll intensify the strikes, no crime in opposition to civilians will relaxation unpunished, that is for sure,” Putin mentioned Monday throughout a go to to a army hospital.
He mentioned Russia will press on with hitting what he known as “army installations.”
“We’re doing that at this time, and tomorrow we’ll proceed doing it,” Putin mentioned, virtually two years into Moscow’s offensive.
He spoke as Ukraine mentioned Russia had hit it with a “document” variety of drones on New 12 months‘s Day.
Putin known as the Belgorod hit a “terrorist assault” and accused Ukrainian forces of focusing on “proper within the metropolis centre, the place individuals have been strolling, earlier than New 12 months’s Eve.”
He repeated a declare that Ukraine is being utilized by the West to “settle its issues” with Russia.
The Russian chief mentioned he believed the “strategic initiative” within the dragging battle was on the Russian aspect.
“In any case that’s how I’m being briefed and I at all times insist: any offensive operations needs to be executed after a defeat of the enemy,” he mentioned, in line with the Interfax information company.
