Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to intensify strikes on military targets in Ukraine, following an attack on the Russian city of Belgorod, which he labeled an act of terrorism. Putin assured that while emotions are high, the focus will be on military targets, not civilians, stating that 'no crime against civilians will rest unpunished.' This escalation is in response to significant Ukrainian strikes on cities like Belgorod, which have been met with Russian counterattacks. After Putin's announcement, Russia has carried out missile strikes in Ukrainian cities such as Kyiv and Kharkiv, allegedly killing those involved in the Belgorod attack. Ukrainian officials reported these attacks shortly after Putin's promise to avenge the Belgorod incident, where 24 civilians were killed.
Russia pounded Kyiv and Kharkiv with missiles, Ukrainian officials said, hours after President Vladimir Putin promised to avenge what Moscow said was a Ukrainian attack on the Russian city of Belgorod that killed 24 civilians https://t.co/JvrPexgYj3 https://t.co/7QQtoObfsj
Russia pounds Ukrainian cities after Putin vows revenge The attacks came after Putin said on Monday that Ukraine's strikes on Belgorod "will not go unpunished." #UkraineRussianWar | #Putin https://t.co/b1t7dYr7Yz
Russia takes revenge; missile strikes in Ukraine’s Kharkiv kill those involved in Belgorod attack https://t.co/Tmn6apmfwg
Russian President Vladimir Putin vows to ‘intensify’ strikes on Ukraine after deadly attack on Russia's Belgorod city https://t.co/wDoqlaMAYj https://t.co/aQftjL2mKB
Putin vows to 'intensify' attacks against Ukraine military targets https://t.co/34zBI6CyNU
🇷🇺🇺🇦 PUTIN VOWS TO INCREASE ATTACKS ON UKRAINE "We're going to intensify the strikes, no crime against civilians will rest unpunished, that's for certain." Putin's escalation counters Ukraine's significant strikes in cities like Belgorod, a response to Russia's intense attacks… https://t.co/uSjuvezcyO https://t.co/5aXMaarmYI
🇷🇺🇺🇦 - Vladimir Putin called the attack on Belgorod an act of terrorism “Of course, we can hit squares in Kiev and in any other city, I understand, everything is boiling inside of me too, but does it mean that we need to hit civilians? No, we will hit military targets, that’s… https://t.co/cPnd6TDFqZ
President Vladimir #Putin says that #Moscow will intensify strikes on military targets in #Ukraine after an unprecedented attack over the weekend on the Russian city of Belgorod. https://t.co/Iw98futncB https://t.co/8K67EWzD6k