At least 11 civilians dead and another 11 injured – Power outage in Kyiv – Targets were also hit in Odesa – Dmitri Peskov spoke about an escalation in the West’s involvement
The U.S. responded with a missile strike throughout the territory of Ukraine Russiaa 24-hour period after the US and Germany decided to bolster the Ukrainian army with state-of-the-art tanks and armored vehicles.
At least 11 civilians have been killed and another 11 injured in the Russian airstrike in Ukraine. According to Kyiv, the Russians hit residential areas and energy infrastructure, mainly in Odessawhile the largest wave of rocket attacks occurred on the outskirts of Kyiv.
According to international media, Russia launched at least 55 missiles from aircraft and ships on Thursday, 20 of which were aimed at Kyiv.
At the same time, a barrage of attacks by the Russian military force with Iranian drones was recorded, which started from the Sea of Azov.
Following the Russian missile strikes, there were power outages in Kyiv and other areas.
The Kremlin’s reaction – Statements by Peskov
The reaction of the Kremlin was also immediate, which, through the mouth of its representative Dmitry Peskov, emphasized that the involvement of Western countries, and in particular the USA, has escalated.
“There have been repeated statements from the European capitals and from Washington that sending various weapon systems, including tanks, to Ukraine in no way implies the involvement of these countries or the [Βορειοατλαντικής] Alliance in hostilities in Ukraine. I disagree with that. Moscow perceives everything that both the alliance and the capitals I mentioned have done as direct involvement in the conflict. We see it growing,” Peskov said.
On Wednesday, it became known that Germany and the United States have decided to provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 and Abrams tanks, and other European countries also intend to participate in these deliveries.
Zelensky: We need the heavy tanks immediately
Ukraine is hoping to receive the heavy tanks promised by Germany and the US as soon as possible, as the speed of their delivery is critical to countering the Russian offensive, according to Kyiv.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the Western decision and raised the bar even higher by calling for long-range missiles and fighter jets.
“The key now is speed and volume” of tank deliveries, he stressed. The delivery of these armored vehicles is “an important milestone for the final victory,” Volodymyr Zeloensky added in his daily address yesterday, Wednesday evening.
“Today the free world is united like never before with a common goal: the liberation of Ukraine,” he insisted.
After weeks of hesitation, the US and Germany announced Wednesday the delivery of heavy tanks to Ukraine, further boosting Western support for Kyiv in anticipation of a possible counter-attack against the Russian invasion.
Washington announced the shipment of 31 Abrams, while German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised Leopard 2, armored vehicles long sought by Kyiv to counter the Russian roadster.
“This is not an aggressive threat against Russia,” US President Joe Biden wanted to assure.
Berlin is set to supply Kyiv with 14 Leopard 2 Type 2A6s from its Bundeswehr stockpile and has decided to allow its Western allies, who have these German-made tanks, to do the same.
“We are doing what is necessary and possible to support Ukraine, but at the same time we are preventing an escalation of the war into a war between Russia and NATO,” Scholz emphasized before the Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament.
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