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War in Ukraine kyiv suffers the biggest Russian attack for several weeks
Vladimir Putin
warns that if the
West
starts supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles,
Russia
will have to attack new targets hitherto left out of what he calls a "Special Military Operation."
If these missiles are supplied, "we will hit targets that we have not yet hit," Putin said in an interview with the state -run
Rossiya-1
television channel .
The Russian president's words are a clear warning on an issue that worries
Moscow
, although Putin did not specify which targets
Russia
plans to destroy if Western countries start supplying
Ukraine
with these missiles.
This type of weapon poses a threat to Russian cities near the border such as
Belgorod, Voronez or Rostov
.
Some of these cities have already been attacked by
Ukraine
.
Russia
is also hitting the Ukrainian rear.
New Russian attacks destroyed tanks and other armored vehicles on the outskirts of
Kiev
that had been provided to Ukraine by European countries, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
The Ukrainian air force and the mayor of
Kiev
reported that Russian Tu-95 strategic bombers launched missiles at the capital from the Caspian Sea.
The attack targeted the railway infrastructure in
Kiev , said Serhiy Leshchenko, assistant to President
Volodomir Zelensky
's chief of staff
.
These missiles are the first to hit the capital since the end of April.
"The
Kremlin
resorts to new evil attacks. Today's missile attacks on Kiev have only one goal: to kill as many as possible," said Ukrainian presidential adviser Mikhailo Podolyak.
The mayor of the city of
Brovary
, about 20 kilometers from the center of
Kiev
, urged people to stay indoors as there were reports of a sooty smell coming from the smoke, Reuters reports.
kyiv guarantees
The new attacks are not limited to the capital.
The representative of the Russian Defense Ministry added that anti-aircraft defenses shot down an
Antonov An-26
transport plane carrying weapons and war material, as well as a
MiG-29 fighter plane near Slaviansk, in the
Donetsk
People's Republic, near Odessa.
, a city in Russian hands that has received Ukrainian attacks in recent hours, according to images broadcast on social networks.
Ukraine
has been calling for multiple launch rocket systems like the M270 and M142 HIMARS for weeks to target troops and weapons stockpiles in the Russian rear.
They are highly mobile rocket systems that can hit targets 80 kilometers away with great precision.
US
President
Joe Biden has announced that he will provide Ukraine with HIMARS rocket systems after receiving assurances from
Kiev
that he will not use them to attack targets inside Russia.
The Russian president has downplayed what
Ukraine
has received so far.
"We understand that this supply [of advanced rocket systems] from the United States and some other countries is intended to compensate for the losses of this type of military material,"
Putin
said .
"This is nothing new. It doesn't change anything in essence."
In the same interview, Putin boasted that Russian anti-aircraft forces have shot down dozens of Ukrainian weapons and are "cracking them like nuts."
western weaponry
Ukraine
has been receiving weapons from thirty countries even before the start of the conflict.
Javelin
anti-tank missiles
have been key in thwarting the Russian advance in the early stages of the attack.
Also the drones, which have caused great problems for the Russians, especially with the effective
Bayraktar TB2
, which Turkey has supplied to Ukraine since 2019. Less famous - although more abundant - are the American 'kamikaze' drones that fly to their target and collide against him exploding at the same time.
Reuters reports that the Biden
Administration
plans to sell Ukraine four
MQ-1C Gray Eagle
drones , which can be equipped with Hellfire missiles, with a range of 8,000 meters.
Also playing an important role are the
Gepards
, anti-aircraft tanks that are key to keeping Russian aircraft at bay.
In addition, in early May, anti-ship missiles began to arrive in Ukraine.
It is the West's response to the Russian blockade of the
Black Sea
.
Putin
denounces that the West seeks to prolong the armed conflict in
Ukraine
to the maximum .
"The supply of additional weapons pursues in my view a single goal, to prolong the armed conflict as much as possible," Putin said in his television interview.
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