Just 3d after a previous massive attack, russia murdered ten people and injured 46 others in Kyiv last night. Extensive destruction is reported in residential areas.
It's despicable how russia gets away with all these crimes.
But make no mistake. Unpunished evil always grows.
Intelligence once again indicates that the Russians are preparing a new massive strike. This is typical of Putin: right after America’s Independence Day and before the NATO Summit in Ankara. Russia wants to bring more evil and kill people. Please stay safe and heed any air raid alerts.
Separately, to partners: any delay with missiles for our air defense – missiles for Patriots – means the loss of lives, and it encourages Russia to continue the war. The world has the necessary quantity and quality of air defense. What is needed are your decisions to ensure real protection of lives in Ukraine.
Above all, these are, of course, decisions by the United States, decisions by the strong countries in Europe and around the world. Please be active in your decisions and protect lives. Missiles for Patriots are needed not in warehouses right now, but in Patriot units in Ukraine. I thank everyone who is providing real help.
‼️The first footage of the impacts from Kyiv.
Why are we living in a reality where there are phone calls, negotiations, and handshakes with Putin, Russians, and Russia in general?
How is it possible that, for five years in a row, Ukraine still cannot get enough Patriot air defense systems, to protect its civilians, from democratic countries that call themselves allies, despite having enough of these systems in their stockpiles?
How did we end up here?
Something is deeply wrong with this world...
Chasiv Yar: Before and after the Russian arrival.
Three years of defense. A city we once saw full of life, now a burning desert. Three years of brutal combat, losses, resilience, and triumphs. — 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade, who made the video, says.
Watching this is physically painful. So many lives lost, so many dreams destroyed. An entire community gone. This is what Russia means by "liberation", nothing but total destruction.
Imagine the global public outcry if Ukraine mass slaughtered Russian civilians in Moscow, even once, let alone regularly as Russians do in Ukraine throughout this 12 years.
Sadly, Ukraine may be forced to do this one day to stop the war.
Like their Nazi predecessors, Russians may not stop until their cities are leveled.
I’m shocked that Russia can crash a building onto sleeping families in a European capital, murdering 30 people, without any meaningful reaction from the world whatsoever.
It is important that the world does not remain silent about today’s utterly cynical Russian attack against our people. Thank you for your words of condolence and your willingness to help us. Defending against ballistic missiles is impossible without a sufficient number of missiles for Patriot systems. This is our greatest priority right now. We discussed which partners can help and how exactly. We will work on this.
Alex noted the successes of our warriors on the front. Everyone can see how the situation is shifting in Ukraine’s favor and how effective the long-range sanctions are. This is the right kind of pressure on Russia. We are looking for formats to reinvigorate diplomacy. We exchanged views on ideas that could help and coordinated our next steps.
We also discussed our bilateral defense cooperation. We are preparing to conclude important agreements in the near future. Thank you, Alex. Thank you, Finland!
Overnight Russian attack on Kyiv update: The death toll has risen to 18‼️ Another 85 people have been injured, including 2 children.
Bastards. Fucking terrorists.
A European capital is on fire because Russia spent the night firing missiles at civilians in their beds.
Kyiv is full of smoke. People are buried under rubble.
This is terrorism.
Michal: Europe used to think Russians were romantic people having tea from the samovar in furry hats, loving children.
Now they're killing their own and Ukrainians — civilians, women, children. Most European countries don't have this romantic attitude towards Russia anymore. 3X
1/ Ukraine is reported to be systematically targeting fluid catalytic cracking units at Russian oil refineries, aiming to destroy complex machinery that Russia can't repair itself and may take years to replace. As a result, the current fuel crisis may be a prolonged one. ⬇️
Our warriors began Ukraine’s Constitution Day with great accuracy. Last night, our long-range sanctions reached two oil refineries in Russia. The Slavyansk oil refinery in the Krasnodar region was hit – about 300 kilometers from the frontline. We also reached a refinery in the Yaroslavl region, approximately 700 kilometers from our border.
We continue our operations that weaken Russia’s ability to wage this war. Each of our long-range sanctions means fewer resources serving Russia’s war machine, and another step toward peace. We will continue to respond to Russian terror. I thank our warriors for these results! I am grateful to everyone who helps us. Everyone who defends Ukraine also upholds the power of the Constitution.
HODGES: Crimea is in deep trouble right now. And the West should not start pressing Ukraine, "Hey, take it easy."
Because Ukrainians are getting closer to possibility of total isolation of Crimean peninsula, making all Russian assets there untenable.
The West also has an opportunity to really severely wreck Russia's oil and gas industry, and their export of it.
All of that would have significant effect on Russian side, Ukrainian side, and also how the rest of us view this conflict.
So, don't take your foot off the pedal. Now is the time that the West should be pressing the gas pedal to the floor.
Kasparov: Trump can criticize Xi Jinping, dismiss Kim Jong-un, push Erdogan aside.
He has never said one negative word about Putin. Never done a single thing that could hurt him. The question is not what Trump sees in Putin. The question is what Putin has on Trump. 1/
HODGES: Every Russian officer who was anywhere in the chain of command for making decisions to strike civilians or civilian targets in Ukraine is going to spend the rest of his life checking under his car and looking over his shoulder, because the GUR is going to hunt them down.
This is 8-year-old Alina. She was killed today by a russian strike on Pavlohrad. The blast destroyed her family's home, injuring both parents and taking the young girl's life🕯💔