Ukraine's Defence Ministry responds to Moscow's threats to "freeze" Ukrainians in winter

Ukraine's Defence Ministry has responded to Russian Defence Ministry threats to "freeze" Ukraine by pointing out that when it gets cold, "birds" (i.e. drones) fly to "warmer climes".

Source: Ukraine's Defence Ministry on Telegram

Quote: "This winter is going to be hot."

Details: The ministry also posted an image of a burning oil depot on the shore of a large body of water, with three UAVs that look like Ukrainian Liutyi drones in the sky.

Background:

• Earlier today, Russia's Defence Ministry posted an image of attack drones accompanied by a threat to "freeze" Ukraine this winter. The Ukrainian Armed Forces' StratCom responded by promising: "We'll keep warm by the fires of Russian oil refineries."
• Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with CNN that Ukraine needs 5% of the US's Patriot interceptor missiles to survive the winter and 10% to destroy "all Russian ballistic missiles".

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