Russia vows to "freeze" Ukraine this winter, Ukrainian military promises to "keep warm" by Russian refinery fires
Russia's Ministry of Defence has posted a photo of attack drones accompanied by a threat to "freeze" Ukraine this winter. The Strategic Communications Directorate of Ukraine's Armed Forces responded by promising to "keep warm by the fire of Russian oil refineries".
Source: Russia's Ministry of Defence; Strategic Communications Directorate
Details: Russia's Ministry of Defence released a photograph of Russian attack drones in flight on its Telegram channel, with the caption "just like snow on your head". The post was accompanied by the phrase "In winter you will get a 'freeze'".
The threatening post was pinned by Russia's Ministry of Defence to its earlier message about strikes on Ukrainian port infrastructure and maritime vessels.
Update: In response, the Strategic Communications Directorate of Ukraine's Armed Forces posted a photo showing a fire at a Russian oil refinery, captioned, "We'll keep warm by the fire of Russian oil refineries", followed by a winking emoji.
Background: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy previously stated in an interview with CNN that Ukraine needs 5% of the US stock of Patriot interceptor missiles to survive the winter and 10% to destroy "all the Russians' ballistic missiles".
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