Putin called the strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine “timely” and “effective”
22 August 23:19
In an interview with propagandist Pavel Zarubin, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin called the strikes on civilian infrastructure in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities “effective” and “timely,” emphasizing that they help the Russian military carry out combat missions, reports "Komersant Ukrainian", citing Russian propaganda media.
“Of course, these strikes are effective. They are timely. And, without a doubt, this helps our soldiers, our boys, our heroes on the front lines carry out the combat missions they face,” Putin said.
According to him, such strikes “disrupt the Ukrainian military’s ability to deliver” equipment and ammunition to the front lines, hinder the rotation of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel, and “disrupt the ability of defense-industrial enterprises to improve weapons,” which, as Putin noted, are being modernized “with the direct participation of Western sponsors.”
At the same time, he complained about Ukraine’s retaliatory strikes on Russian territory, acknowledging that they “inflict economic damage.” However, he immediately added that “the final outcome for the enemy turned out to be the exact opposite of expectations” and “no turning point has occurred.”
“No turning point in the confrontation with Russia could have occurred, and none did. The Kyiv regime and its masters cannot gain, have not gained, and will never gain any advantage,” he said.
According to Putin, the retaliatory strikes against Russia constituted an “obvious escalation” based not on “an analysis of the situation on the battlefield” or “the state of the Ukrainian economy, society, and a state riddled with corruption,” but on “public relations and ambitions.”
“The Kyiv regime set out to harm our economy. What did it do? It opened this Pandora’s box all on its own. Well then, here’s the response to your most vulnerable economic sectors, which, frankly speaking, are already on their last legs. This, by the way, also applies to agricultural production, from whose exports the Kyiv regime derives its main revenues,” Putin stated.
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