Russia retaliated Monday for an attack on a critical bridge by unleashing a lethal barrage that smashed civilian targets, knocked out power and water, shattered buildings and killed at least 14 people.
Police inspect the scene of Russian shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 10, 2022.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said his forces targeted key energy infrastructure and military command facilities with “precision weapons” in retaliation for what he claimed were Kyiv’s “terrorist” actions — a reference to Ukraine’s attempts to repel Moscow’s invasion, including an attack Saturday on a key bridge between Russia and the annexed Crimean Peninsula. Putin alleged the bridge attack was masterminded by Ukrainian special services.
Moscow’s war in Ukraine is approaching its eight-month mark, and the Kremlin has been reeling from humiliating battlefield setbacks in areas of eastern Ukraine it is trying to annex. The strikes sent residents of Ukraine’s two largest cities — Kyiv and Kharkiv — into bomb shelters, including subway stations.
Air raid sirens sounded in every region of Ukraine except Russia-annexed Crimea for four straight hours.
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