Separately in the same government briefing, a Defense Ministry spokesperson said that Germany Expect delivery system Atmospheric defense to Ukraine very soon and to deliver three more systems next year, without giving specific timetables.
At least eight people were confirmed killed in the strikes, but the number is believed to be higher.
For its part, announced Russian Ministry of Defense The strikes that targeted the two areas in several areas Ukraine "achieved its goal"After officials in Ukraine reported the disruption of power and water facilities.
She said that "Aim of strikes check. All targets hit!"After Ukraine announced that Russia had launched more than 80 missiles on Monday morning.
Putin’s birthday
The Russian President said Vladimir PutinIn televised statements, today, Monday, strikes were directed at Ukrainian military sites with various types of weapons, adding that the response in the event of a recurrence "Terrorist acts" Will be "harsher".
Putin said that Ukraine "adopt terrorist practices"And that it carries out numerous terrorist attacks and sabotage acts against Russian civilian facilities and infrastructure.
The Russian President acknowledged that his country carried out the bombing campaign that targeted several Ukrainian cities on Monday morning, and said "We have launched strikes with various types of weapons on Ukrainian military sites and our response will be harsher against any terrorist acts".
Putin explained that "Russia must respond to the Crimean explosion"referring to the explosion on the bridge linking the Russian mainland and the Crimea, noting that the Ukrainian special services were behind the attack on the Crimean bridge.
Putin said that Ukrainian special services also tried to blow up a Turkish pipeline.
Putin added that "In the event of a repeat of Ukrainian terrorist acts, our response will be harsher and appropriate to what we are exposed to".
The European Union condemns
The European Commission condemned the Russian missile strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on Monday, which killed civilians and damaged civilian infrastructure, describing them as "horrific attacks".
UNHCR spokesperson Peter Stano said at a regular press briefing"These are brutal and cowardly attacks".
He described the strikes as a violation of international humanitarian law, and said they amounted to an "Additional escalation" The war in Ukraine is totally unacceptable.
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And hit a number of missiles in the middle Kyiv In the early hours of Monday morning, with the first explosions recorded in a stadium and near the Kyiv National University.
Separately in the same government briefing, a Defense Ministry spokesperson said that Germany Expect delivery system Atmospheric defense to Ukraine very soon and to deliver three more systems next year, without giving specific timetables.
At least eight people were confirmed killed in the strikes, but the number is believed to be higher.
For its part, announced Russian Ministry of Defense The strikes that targeted the two areas in several areas Ukraine “It achieved its goal,” after officials in Ukraine reported the disruption of power and water facilities.
“The objective of the strikes was achieved. All targets were hit,” she said, after Ukraine announced that Russia had launched more than 80 missiles on Monday morning.
Putin’s birthday
The Russian President said Vladimir PutinIn televised statements, today, Monday, he said that strikes of various types of weapons were directed at Ukrainian military sites, adding that the response in the event of repeated “terrorist acts” would be “more severe.”
Putin said that Ukraine “adopts terrorist practices” and that it carries out numerous terrorist attacks and sabotage acts against Russian civilian facilities and infrastructure.
The Russian president acknowledged that his country carried out the bombing campaign that targeted several Ukrainian cities on Monday morning, and said, “We have struck with various types of weapons on Ukrainian military sites and our response will be more severe than any terrorist acts.”
“Russia must respond to the Crimean explosion,” Putin said, referring to the explosion on the bridge linking the Russian mainland and Crimea, noting that Ukrainian special services were behind the attack on the Crimean bridge.
Putin said that Ukrainian special services also tried to blow up a Turkish pipeline.
“In the event of a repeat of Ukrainian terrorist acts, our response will be harsher and appropriate to what we are exposed to,” Putin added.
The European Union condemns
The European Commission condemned the Russian missile strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on Monday, which killed civilians and damaged civilian infrastructure, as “horrific attacks”.
“These are brutal and cowardly attacks,” UNHCR spokesman Peter Stano told a regular press briefing.
He described the strikes as a violation of international humanitarian law, and said they amounted to a “further escalation” of the war in Ukraine, which was completely unacceptable.