“Russian terrorists once again want to intimidate us with cold and lack of light, the president noted”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
As the head of state noted, “in a week, Russia launched almost 140 missiles of various types, more than 900 guided air bombs and more than 600 attack drones over Ukraine.”
According to the president, “today Ukrainian F-16 pilots shot down about 10 air targets. The liquidation of the consequences of the combined attack on the infrastructure in Rivne, Lviv, Dnipropetrovsk, Volyn and Odesa regions is now underway.”
“Russian terrorists once again want to intimidate us with cold and lack of light. Repeating your actions again and trying to get a result from them. The whole world sees and knows that we are defending ourselves against an absolute evil that understands no language but force. We need unity, the world needs unity. Only together can we stop this evil,” Zelenskyy added.
On the night of November 17, Russia launched a combined air strike on the territory of Ukraine using various types of missiles and kamikaze drones.
After three o’clock, Russian forces launched 17 Tu-95 strategic bombers into the air. The invaders also took 4 missile carriers with 24 Kalibr missiles on board to the Black Sea. Around six in the morning, a rocket launch by Russian strategic aircraft was recorded. There was also a launch of Calibers from the Russian flotilla, and even later ballistic missiles from Feodosia and aeroballistic missiles “Kinzhal” from Tambov (RF).
Explosions rang out in Kyiv and a number of Ukrainian cities. Air defense forces were working. All over Ukraine, hits to infrastructure objects were recorded.
The Russian military regularly attacks Ukrainian regions with various types of weapons – attack UAVs, rockets, anti-aircraft missiles, and anti-aircraft missiles.
The leadership of Russia denies that the Russian army during a full-scale war inflicts targeted strikes on the civilian infrastructure of the cities and villages of Ukraine, killing the civilian population and destroying hospitals, schools, kindergartens, energy and water supply facilities.
The Ukrainian authorities and international organizations qualify these strikes as war crimes committed by the Russian Federation and emphasize that they are purposeful.