A fire broke out at a medical facility in kyiv following a Russian drone attack, and at the same time Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to target “decision-making centers” in the Ukrainian capital, in response to the launch by Ukraine with missiles supplied by the West. on Russian territory.
Sergei Popko, head of the city’s military administration, said via the Telegram app that the fire broke out in the Dneprovsky district, on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River.
Bobko urged residents to stay in shelters despite continued warnings of airstrikes.
Yesterday, Thursday, Russia launched the second largest attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure this month, leading to widespread power outages across the country.
US President Joe Biden has seen the Russian bombings as proof of the “urgent” need to support kyiv, in a stance that comes less than two months before he hands over power to President-elect Donald Trump, who is skeptical of the feasibility of a massive policy. military aid to kyiv.
As for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, he accused Russia of carrying out a “despicable escalation,” saying it had used cruise missiles equipped with cluster munitions.
Zelensky also said in his nightly video address that he was speaking with Western leaders, including NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, to determine a response to “Russia’s attempt to make the situation more unbearable.” and prolong the situation.
Putin’s threat
For his part, Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened yesterday Thursday that Russia could use its new hypersonic missiles (Oreshnik) to attack “decision centers” in kyiv, in response to Ukraine’s launch of missiles supplied by the West on Russian territory.
Russian attacks have so far not targeted ministries, parliament or the president’s office during the 33-month war.
kyiv is protected by air defenses, but Putin says Russia’s Oreshnik hypersonic missile, which Russia launched for the first time on a Ukrainian city last week, cannot be intercepted, a statement that has drawn skepticism from experts Westerners.
“Of course, we will respond to ongoing strikes on Russian territory with long-range Western missiles, including continuing to test the Oreshnik in combat conditions, as happened on November 21,” said Putin at a meeting of the security alliance of the former Soviet Union. country of Kazakhstan.
At a press conference, Putin threatened to use all available weapons against Ukraine if kyiv obtained nuclear weapons.
On the other hand, the Ukrainian president denounced what he called Putin’s promotion of the Oreshnik missile, and described it as a method to disrupt attempts to end the war.