Putin’s Attacks Continue Amidst Growing Russian Suffering
Russian President Vladimir Putin has directed that “massive, coordinated strikes against the infrastructure of Ukraine’s military-industrial complex and the facilities supporting its operation must continue.” This directive follows Russia’s largest attack on Kyiv of the full-scale war, which resulted in numerous civilian casualties and widespread damage to infrastructure. Putin, meeting with military commanders, framed these strikes as targeting military objectives, while also calling for the expansion of a “security zone” along Russia’s border. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, however, decried these actions as “aerial terror” in response to battlefield setbacks and internal issues.
John Q. Hosedrinker