Posted on 10/09/2022 11:47:40 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said that Russia's latest attack on civilian targets in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya that killed 14 people and left scores wounded, including children, was an act of "terrorism at state level," which proved that it is impossible to negotiate with Russia.
"The constant terrorism against the civilian population is Russia's obvious rejection of real negotiations," Zelenskiy said in a video message late on October 9. "Terrorism at the state level is one of the worst international crimes."
Ukrainian officials in Zaporizhzhya said that nine rockets fired by Russian forces overnight on October 8-9 killed 14 people in two apartment buildings and dozens of private homes and wounded 70, including 11 children. Russian Missiles Bring Death And Destruction To Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya
Fresh Russian shelling of Zaporizhzhya destroyed an apartment building the following night, causing injuries, regional Governor Oleksandr Starukh said early on October 10.
The nearby Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant is located southwest of the city in territory Moscow seized early in the war.
"It was a deliberate blow. The one who gave the order and those who carried it out knew where to hit," Zelenskiy said in his video message.
Zelenskiy's statement came shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin himself blamed Ukrainian intelligence for the recent attack on the 18-kilometer bridge linking Moscow-annexed Crimea with mainland Russia, calling it an "act of terrorism." Live Briefing: Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine
Putin and the head of Russia’s Investigative Committee have blamed, without evidence, the attack on the $3.6-billion bridge over the Kerch Strait on Ukrainian special forces.
Russian forces also shelled the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolayiv overnight, launching 10 S-300 missiles, said the head of Mykolayiv's regional military administration, Vitaly Kim. .
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Yup.
Zelensky thinks he's still doing comedy on TV.
Russia is a terrorist extortion state, and her leaders are evil through and through. Take out her nuclear forces, before she builds them up much further.
“...the Crimea bridge was a strategic mistake by the Ukrainians. It looked good on T.V but that doesn’t win a war. Russia has seized upon it to go after Ukrainian infrastructure that, for what ever (sic) reason, it had left alone...”
Your statement is contradictory. The bridge is infrastructure. Now the Russians make yet another strike on Ukrainian infrastructure with the implication that infrastructure attacks are indeed the way to win a war.
Strategy is one thing and tactics are another and according to Patton, “There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wounds, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time.”
The Ukrainians have had the upper hand lately at the tactical level.
You’ve deeply misjudged the will and spirit of The Ukrainian.
Just watch what comes next. Over the next few hours.
🇺🇸 Kerch Bridge was always considered a true strategic military target, as it was ultimately constructed to shorten by an average of 1+ days, the direct transport of weapons, military equipment, and fissile material to and from Sevastopol/Black Sea Fleet, from Russia’s Southern Military District.
As such, the shipping time to and from the Eastern Mediterranean, Syria, Libya, Egypt, Red Sea, Eritria, and Russian and Iranian backed Houthi rebels attacking Saudi and UAE energy lines to Southern Europe was also shortened significantly.
The bridge system was NOT an apartment building, house, school, hospital, farm, etc, etc... 🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇦🇷🇺🎚
Bull****
This is the same S ‘Russia’ did in Syria. Attack cities and civilians. Just like Saddam did. And OBL.
It’s what terrorists do.
To paraphrase Zelensky, it looks partially sunny in Moscow, and cloudy in a dozen Ukrainian cities.
Zelensky is goading Putin to increase attacks.
One is a tyrant and the other is a clown.
This issue needs adults.
Hey Zalensky,you asked for it,Putin told you he would not accept NATO on his southern border,no nukes,but you had damaging info on the senile traitorous American President so you let loose the dogs of war,don’t go crying to the world now
Where are the UKs-300s raining down on Russia ? Should be doable
Slava Ukraini
Oh, please.
Russia has the capacity to destroy far more of Ukraine’s infrastructure than vice versa. It has a massive industrial/military complex that Ukraine does not have and that no arms imports will compensate for. Russia is the second largest arms exporter in the world. Attacking the Crimean bridge was for PR. So they damage 1 supply bridge for a bit. Now Russia has seized upon this. It has galvanised the Russian public more solidly behind Putin, because whether you like it or not,they view Crimea as part of Mother Russia.
Ukraine bombs a legitiamate military target.
Russia response: Bomb a playground..
nuff said.
Dresden and Hiroshima were cities. Its total war. Its terror alright. But terrorism is more typically confined to define acts committed by ad hoc groups that are typically not a nations legit army. Like Hezbollah. Or Red Brigades etc
LMAO
Can’t make this shat up.
Pot
Kettle
Black
LMAOGTFO
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