Russia Launches Missile Barrage On Ukraine As West Condemns Putin

The Russian military under the orders of President Vladimiri Putin has unleashed waves of missiles on Ukrainian cities.

On Monday, President Putin described the barrage of missile fire on numerous Ukrainian cities as a response to “terrorist attacks” on Russian territory, and he warned that even harsher strikes could follow.

Putin’s remarks at a Russian Security Council meeting came as the seven-month-old war in Ukraine saw a dramatic escalation with the targeting of city centers and infrastructure throughout the country.

The attacks killed 14 people and injured 97 across the country, according to Ukraine’s Interior Ministry on Monday evening. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in his evening address put the toll at 12 deaths and more than 80 injuries.

International condemnation was swift, with world leaders using words such as “terrorism” and “war crimes.”

Russia fired more than 80 missiles across Ukrainian cities, the government in Kiev said, with air defence systems intercepting about half of them.

At least 36 were injured in the capital alone and deaths were reported, officials said.

Moscow’s rockets followed a weekend explosion that damaged the strategically important bridge connecting the annexed Crimean peninsula to mainland Russia. Putin blames Kiev for the attack on the infrastructure, which is used to supply Russian troops in Ukraine. Kiev has not taken responsibility.

Putin warned: “In case of continuation of attempts to carry out terrorist attacks on our territory, the responses from the Russian side will be harsh – and in their scale will correspond to the level of threat to the Russian Federation.”

The Russian attacks by air, ground and sea, which Moscow’s Defence Ministry said achieved their goals, were an “act of terror” according to Zelensky.

Kiev’s air raid alert was lifted in the early afternoon, after 5 hours and 37 minutes, the longest since the war began on Feb. 24.

City Mayor Vitali Klitschko urged residents to remain cautious.

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