"Let us not forget that we are talking about an unfriendly country, which is both directly and indirectly involved in a war against our state," a Kremlin spokesman said.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Russian attacks had struck on a "very wide" scale. He pledged that his military would improve on an already good record of downing missiles with help from its partners.
Russia has intensified its missile and drone attacks on Ukraine's power and water infrastructure this week in what Ukraine and the West call a campaign to intimidate civilians ahead of the cold winter.
Oct 21, 2022
·
By Humeyra Pamuk, Arshad Mohammed and Simon Lewis / Reuters
RIA news agency cited the ministry as saying 15 other people were wounded in the shooting on Saturday in the southwestern Belgorod region that borders Ukraine when two men gunned down a group who had volunteered to take part in the war.
Six weeks after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, an Extreme employee filed an internal complaint, seen by Reuters, alleging that the American company was selling to various military manufacturers in Russia.
Oct 12, 2022
·
By Aram Roston and David Gauthier-Villars / Reuters
Biden said the prospect of defeat could make Putin desperate enough to use nuclear weapons, the biggest risk since U.S. President John Kennedy and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev faced off over missiles in Cuba in 1962.
The capture came just a day after Putin proclaimed the annexation of four Ukrainian regions and placed them under Russia's nuclear umbrella, at a ceremony that was condemned by Kyiv and the West as an illegitimate farce.
An adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Reuters Kyiv would not be swayed by nuclear threats or by the annexation votes, and would press on with plans to retake all territory occupied by invading Russian forces.
Sep 27, 2022
·
By Guy Faulconbridge and Jonathan Landay / Reuters
Putin also accused officials of NATO countries of making statements about "the possibility and admissibility of using weapons of mass destruction against Russia - nuclear weapons."
Shortly after the announcement regarding plans for a vote in Kherson, the head of Russia's parliament said he would support the regions joining Russia.
