Putin will bomb Ukraine even more powerful. Bloomberg: resort to nuclear blackmail and psychological pressure including mass bombing
Vladimir Putin has come to the conclusion that the stronger bombing of Ukraine is the best way to force Kiev to accept the negotiations for the conclusion of the conflict under the conditions dictated by him, writes Bloomberg.
Vladimir Putin Photo: EPA-EFE
The Kremlin leader is convinced that he will not suffer any consequence from the Trump administration for military climbing and that the US president will probably not do much to strengthen the defense of Ukraine.
Moreover, Kremlin sources have revealed that Putin is with his eyes on the conflict in the Gaza strip that he considers harder than the one taken against Ukraine and is encouraged by the US and the EU reaction the actions of Israel.
The Russian forces have already intensified the attacks on military and civilian targets in Ukraine since the two leaders met at Anchorage last month, and Ukrainian president Volodimir Zelenski has rejected Putin's request to give up more territory in eastern Ukraine.
Putin resort to nuclear blackmail and psychological pressure
Putin also followed the war of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Gaza, two people close to the Kremlin.
He considers the war taken by Netanyahu to Gaza as tougher than Russia's war in Ukraine and notes that it was largely accepted by US and Europe, undermining their criticisms of Moscow.
The Russian president will remain involved in any dialogue in progress with the US, but he will continue to do what he thinks is in his interest, the same sources said.
“Putin seeks to get some visible victories until winter, but so far fails on the battlefield. That's why it resorts to nuclear blackmail and psychological pressure, including mass bombings,” said Nikolai Petrov, the main researcher at the Center for New Eurasian strategies.
Russia has launched 580 drones and 40 rockets on Ukrainian cities
Russian forces have launched a massive combined attack with rockets and drones on Dnipro, Mikolaiv and other Ukrainian cities on Saturday morning, September 20, causing important material and victims, reports Kyiv Post.
The mayor of Dnipro, Boris Filaatov, announced that a skyscraper was hit by a rocket during the morning.
Dnipro was subjected to repeated attacks with drones overnight, triggering multiple explosions. Subsequently, cruise missiles were recorded in the Ukrainian airspace. Local Telegram channels reported smoke over the city, as well as power feathers and water.
The regional head of Dnipropetrovsk, Serhii Lisak, confirmed that drones and rockets hit the city and surroundings.
Several fires broke out in Dnipro and in the region. High buildings, private houses, annexes and garages were damaged. Damages have also occurred on the lands of the businesses, ”he wrote.
According to preliminary reports, one person killed and 26 other injured, 14 of them hospitalized. A 55 -year -old man is in critical condition, with burns of over 70% of the body.
Vitali Kim regional governor, said that in Mikolaiv that industrial installations were affected and fire broke out.
The head of the Kiev region, Mikola Kalashnik, said that the debris from the targets caused fires and damage in several districts, fires garages, vehicles and a house.
In the Odessa region, the drones hit a warehouse of agricultural equipment, triggering a fire. No victims have been reported.
Zelenski said that Dnipro, Mikolaiv, Cernihiv, Zaporojie, as well as the communities in the Poltava, Kiev, Odessa, Sumî and Kharkov regions were all targeted by the combined attack during the Saturday night.
“The target of the enemy was our infrastructure, residential areas, civil enterprises. At DNIPRO there was a direct blow of a rocket with fragmentation on a tall building”, Zelenski said.
According to the latest information, dozens of people were injured and at least three people were killed in the attacks.
The president stressed that the attacks are part of Russia's strategy to terrorize civilians and destroy the Ukrainian infrastructure.
“Ukraine has proven that it can defend itself and Europe, but for a reliable shield we must act together: to strengthen the air defense, to increase the supply of weapons, to extend the sanctions against the Russian military car and the sectors that finance it. Every restriction imposed on Russia is a saved life,” Ukraine said.
