Putin threatens Ukraine with "harsh response" in event of "terrorist attacks" on Russia's territory
MONDAY, 10 OCTOBER 2022, 13:30
Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened Ukraine with a "harsh response" in case of attempts to carry out "terrorist attacks" on the territory of the Russian Federation, as he commented on the morning missile attack on Ukraine.
Source: [Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency] TASS
Quote from Putin: "In the event of continuing attempts to carry out terrorist attacks on our territory, the responses from Russia will be harsh, and in terms of their scale, [they] will correspond to the level of threats posed to the Russian Federation."
Previously: Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reported that so far, on 10 October, the Russian aggressor state has launched 83 missiles on Ukraine within a few hours; 45 of these were shot down by air defence systems.
Background:
- On the morning of 8 October, it became known that there was a powerful fire on the railway branch of the Crimean bridge.
- According to the media, the explosion on the Crimean Bridge was organised by the Ukrainian secret services. Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly accused Ukraine of a terrorist attack.
- The New York Times writes that the Crimean Bridge is deeply symbolic for Russian President Vladimir Putin and a symbol of the Russian military's failure.
- Since 2015, the construction of the Crimean Bridge was carried out in violation of international law, since Ukraine did not give such permission.
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