Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has described his military’s recent drone strikes on targets in Russia as a necessity. “The terrorist state must feel what it is like to wage war,” Zelensky said in his evening video message. Ukrainian combat drones struck targets on Russian territory, including in the capital Moscow, on Sunday night.
The planning staff in Kiev was now working to bring as many Russian military facilities, Russian logistics, and crucial parts of their military economy within range of Ukrainian weapons as possible.
“Must bring war home”
The continued Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and especially on civilian targets have now led to violent counterattacks. “We need to bring the war home, to where it is being brought to Ukraine.” This is now possible with the help of combat drones and with the new Ukrainian missile program. “With our drones and missiles we can fulfill some of the tasks.”
Zelensky also wants to use heavy weapons
Nevertheless, Ukraine needs permission from the West to use heavy weapons against targets on Russian territory, Zelenskyi repeated a familiar demand. “In order to force Russia to make peace, to move from the false rhetoric of negotiations to steps to end the war, to free our country from occupation and occupiers, we need effective instruments,” he said.
But this depends on US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Olaf Scholz. “No Russian missile, no Russian attack should go without an honest answer.”
This article aims to show the attack on a refinery near Moscow:
Refinery and power plant near Moscow hit
For the first time in nearly two and a half years of war, Ukraine has caused significant damage in and around the Russian capital of Moscow with a massive drone strike. In the southeast of Moscow City, a hit caused a fire at the large Kapotnya refinery — just 10 miles (16 kilometers) from the Kremlin as the crow flies. According to Russian reports, a power plant south of Moscow and another about 60 miles (100 kilometers) away in the Tver region were also hit.
Reports of attacks in Kiev
Ukrainian capital Kiev was again targeted by a Russian missile attack early Monday morning, according to Ukrainian military information. Air defense units are being deployed to repel the attack, Ukrainian military officials said via the short-message service Telegram. Eyewitnesses in Kiev reported several loud explosions, indicating the use of air defense systems. The exact number of missiles fired and the possible damage were initially unknown.
Rocket hits shopping mall in Kharkiv
Russian artillery and warplanes have recently attacked cities in Ukraine. In the second-largest city of Kharkiv, 47 people were injured when a Russian missile hit a shopping mall. The day before, a Russian airstrike in Kharkiv killed at least six people and wounded another 99. Three people were killed in a Russian rocket launcher attack in Kuracheve in the Donetsk region, local authorities said tonight. Nine residents were injured.
Authorities also reported repeated Russian artillery strikes in the Sumy region, injuring several people. All supplies for Ukrainian troops that have invaded the Kursk region in western Russia pass through Sumy.
Source: Krone
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