The bombing of Belgorod will not remain without consequences. Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Monday that Russia would “step up” its military strikes on Ukraine following an unprecedented attack that killed 24 people in Belgorod, Russia, on Saturday. “We are going to intensify strikes, not a single crime against civilians will go unpunished, this is indisputable,” he said during a visit to a military hospital, clarifying that these strikes will be carried out “on military targets.”
Ukraine previously claimed it faced a “record” 90-drone attack launched by Russia on New Year’s Eve, which particularly targeted Lviv and Odessa, leaving at least one person dead. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, 87 of 90 Shahed high-explosive drones launched by Russian troops from four directions were destroyed in flight.
The Ukrainian army also reported strikes using four S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems in the Kharkov region and three Kh-31 and one Kh-59 anti-radar missiles in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. In the Lviv region, in the west of the country, a university and a museum were destroyed as a result of the attacks. According to local authorities, one person was killed and eight were injured during a night attack in the Odessa region. A child was injured in Khmelnitsky.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky promised to “devastate” Russian troops in Ukraine in his New Year’s speech. The explosions in Belgorod, which killed 24 people and injured 108, were the deadliest attack on civilians in Russia since the conflict began in February 2022, according to regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov. Moscow says Kyiv is responsible, but Ukraine is responsible. remained silent for a long time.
Source: Le Parisien
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