Shafaq News..Putin Downplays Ukrainian Refinery Strikes
- Russian leader Vladimir Putin acknowledged during a Business Russia congress that authorities failed to anticipate Ukrainian strikes on warehouses owned by Wildberries and Ozon.
- Putin claimed Russian forces were responding to ongoing Ukrainian operations, stating, "They made the first move," and asserting Ukraine initiated the cycle of infrastructure targeting.
- In September, the Russian Defense Ministry threatened Kyiv with a "digital detox" before striking a Tenet data center in Odesa and an UkrSibbank ATM facility in Kyiv on October 10.
- On the night of October 14, Russian forces launched 39 ballistic missiles and over 120 attack drones targeting energy infrastructure across Kyiv and Kharkiv, damaging Combined Heat and Power Plant No. and CHP-5.
- Despite Kyiv halting oil refinery strikes for two days for a proposed energy ceasefire, Moscow continued its bombardment, injuring 33 people and prompting Ukrainian leadership to request decisive international sanctions and additional Patriot air defense systems.
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The Russian president stressed that the country will retaliate for Ukrainian attacks on infrastructure.
Putin Vows Retribution for Attacks on Russian Data Centers While Downplaying Damage to Refineries
President Vladimir Putin warned Thursday that Russia is actively retaliating in response to recent Ukrainian attacks on its data centers, while simultaneously brushing off recent drone attacks on oil refineries. “They took the first step and we began to answer.
The Russian President admitted on Thursday that the attacks on the warehouses of the electronic commerce platforms Wildberries and Ozon took Moscow by surprise. He admitted, in a speech held at the congress of the Russian employers' organisation "Delovaia...
Russian president says recent Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries caused no significant damage
The Russian president promises to hit Ukraine hard.
Only such actions will affect Putin.
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