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Putin said a massive aerial bombardment of Ukraine’s energy facilities was in response to Kyiv striking Russian territory with Western-supplied missiles
Pledging Moscow would always respond to Ukraine’s use of US-supplied ATACMS missiles, Putin said his military was considering a strike on the heart of Kyiv in retaliation to any future attacks. (Reuters file)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Moscow could strike the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with its new “Oreshnik” hypersonic missile.
“We do not rule out the use of Oreshnik against the military, military-industrial facilities or decision-making centres, including in Kyiv,” Putin said at a press conference in the Kazakh capital Astana.
Putin said a massive aerial bombardment of Ukraine’s energy facilities was in response to Kyiv striking Russian territory with Western-supplied missiles.
Pledging Moscow would always respond to Ukraine’s use of US-supplied ATACMS missiles,…