Russian forces launched a barrage of fatal bombardments across Ukraine early on Monday and President Vladimir Putin vowed even more 'severe' retaliation against Kyiv.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that if the attacks continue, the response will be severe.Russian forces launched a barrage of fatal bombardments across Ukraine early on Monday and President Vladimir Putin vowed even more"severe" retaliation against Kyiv.
Putin's predecessor, Dmitry Medvedev, warned on social media that the strikes - which disrupted water and electricity services across Ukraine - were only"the first episode". "Putin is desperate because of battlefield defeats and uses missile terror to try to change the pace of war in his favour," minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote on social media.Putin's forces looted museums in Ukraine, plundering thousands of treasures, says culture minister
Ukrainian officials said the central Shevkenko district of the city was hit and that a university, museums and the philharmonic building had been damaged. In the western city of Lviv, mayor Andriy Sadovyi said there were disruptions to electricity and hot water services after bombardments that targeted critical infrastructure, including energy facilities.Moldova, a pro-democracy former Soviet republic, said several Russian cruise missiles targeting Ukraine had crossed its airspace, and it had summoned Moscow's envoy to demand an explanation.
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