KYIV: Russian President Vladimir Putin he said in an interview with Sunday that Moscow has “adequate reserves” of armed forces, and warned that Russia “he has the right to act again and again” if Ukraine they use countermeasures.
In his first statement regarding the shipment of cluster munitions to Ukraine from the US, Mr. Putin said that Russia has not used cluster munitions in the war with Ukraine so far. But the use of bombs by both Russian and Ukrainian groups has been widely documented, including by The Associated Press and humanitarian organizations around the world, and surrounding groups have been found after the Russian attack.
“Until now, we have not done this, we have not used it, and we have not had such a need,” he said.
Russian TV reporter Pavel Zarubin he published a transcript of the interview with his Telegraph channel on Sunday before Sunday night.
The Pentagon said on Thursday that the weapons supplied by the United States had arrived in Ukraine.
The weapons, which are bombs that open up in the air and release small bombs, are seen by the US as a way to get Kyiv much-needed weapons to help boost its offensive and bypass Russian front lines. US leaders debated the issue for months, before President Joe Biden made a final decision last week.
Cluster bombs have long been criticized by humanitarian groups, as well as by US allies, because those used in previous conflicts have had a “dud rate,” meaning they often leave behind unexploded bombs that could harm civilians after the war.
The critics allege that Russia has been using cluster munitions in Ukraine and that the weapons the US is supplying are designed to leave a few unexploded rounds. Ukraine has promised to use them away from populated areas.
The Ukrainian military reported an update on Sunday morning that in the past 24 hours, Russia launched two Iranian-made Shahed drones, two naval missiles and two air-guided missiles, in addition to 40 airstrikes and 46 attacks from several. rocket launchers.
The General Staff of Ukraine wrote that Russia continues to focus on offensive operations in the industrial east of Ukraine. Donetsk government Pavlo Kyrylenko said on Sunday that two residents of the area were killed on Saturday, and another was injured.
Ukraine’s deputy defense minister, Hanna Maliar, said on Sunday that the war in eastern Ukraine has “slowly escalated,” with Ukraine making small gains.
Writing on Telegram, he said that Russia had “been actively attacking” Kupiansk, northeast of Kharkiv, for two consecutive days, and that the Ukrainian army was “on the defensive” in the area.
“There are fierce battles, the positions of both sides change several times a day,” he wrote.
Maliar wrote that the Ukrainian army is trying to hold its position in the north around the destroyed city of Bakhmut, but he said that the Ukrainian army “is moving every day” in the south. Ukraine has been trying to encircle the city since it lost control of it to Russia in May.
Putin said that the opposition to Ukraine was futile, in an article published by Zarubin.
“All the enemy’s attempts to protect us… have been unsuccessful all this time. The enemy is not winning!” Putin said.
Elsewhere in the country, two boys between the ages of 8 and 10 were injured when a bomb left by Russian troops exploded in the southern Kherson region on Sunday, according to Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s office.
Gov. Oleksandr Prokudin said that Russia launched 69 shells in the Kherson region. A 59-year-old man died on Saturday in an attempt to seize weapons around the regional capital, which is also called Kherson.
Yurii Malashko, the governor of the neighboring region, in Zaporizhzhia region, said Russia attacked 13 populated areas in the region, wounding seven people in the town of Stepnohirsk.
Moscow-based officials in Russia’s annexed Crimea on Sunday reported a “large-scale and temporary attack” by aircraft at night on Sevastopol, the island’s largest port, which is home to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. According to the governor of Sevastopol based in Moscow, Mikhail Razvozhaev, air defenses shot down all the drones and there was no damage.
Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Russia’s Belgorod region, said a woman was killed Sunday by bullets in the town of Shebekino near the border with Ukraine.
In his first statement regarding the shipment of cluster munitions to Ukraine from the US, Mr. Putin said that Russia has not used cluster munitions in the war with Ukraine so far. But the use of bombs by both Russian and Ukrainian groups has been widely documented, including by The Associated Press and humanitarian organizations around the world, and surrounding groups have been found after the Russian attack.
“Until now, we have not done this, we have not used it, and we have not had such a need,” he said.
Russian TV reporter Pavel Zarubin he published a transcript of the interview with his Telegraph channel on Sunday before Sunday night.
The Pentagon said on Thursday that the weapons supplied by the United States had arrived in Ukraine.
The weapons, which are bombs that open up in the air and release small bombs, are seen by the US as a way to get Kyiv much-needed weapons to help boost its offensive and bypass Russian front lines. US leaders debated the issue for months, before President Joe Biden made a final decision last week.
Cluster bombs have long been criticized by humanitarian groups, as well as by US allies, because those used in previous conflicts have had a “dud rate,” meaning they often leave behind unexploded bombs that could harm civilians after the war.
The critics allege that Russia has been using cluster munitions in Ukraine and that the weapons the US is supplying are designed to leave a few unexploded rounds. Ukraine has promised to use them away from populated areas.
The Ukrainian military reported an update on Sunday morning that in the past 24 hours, Russia launched two Iranian-made Shahed drones, two naval missiles and two air-guided missiles, in addition to 40 airstrikes and 46 attacks from several. rocket launchers.
The General Staff of Ukraine wrote that Russia continues to focus on offensive operations in the industrial east of Ukraine. Donetsk government Pavlo Kyrylenko said on Sunday that two residents of the area were killed on Saturday, and another was injured.
Ukraine’s deputy defense minister, Hanna Maliar, said on Sunday that the war in eastern Ukraine has “slowly escalated,” with Ukraine making small gains.
Writing on Telegram, he said that Russia had “been actively attacking” Kupiansk, northeast of Kharkiv, for two consecutive days, and that the Ukrainian army was “on the defensive” in the area.
“There are fierce battles, the positions of both sides change several times a day,” he wrote.
Maliar wrote that the Ukrainian army is trying to hold its position in the north around the destroyed city of Bakhmut, but he said that the Ukrainian army “is moving every day” in the south. Ukraine has been trying to encircle the city since it lost control of it to Russia in May.
Putin said that the opposition to Ukraine was futile, in an article published by Zarubin.
“All the enemy’s attempts to protect us… have been unsuccessful all this time. The enemy is not winning!” Putin said.
Elsewhere in the country, two boys between the ages of 8 and 10 were injured when a bomb left by Russian troops exploded in the southern Kherson region on Sunday, according to Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s office.
Gov. Oleksandr Prokudin said that Russia launched 69 shells in the Kherson region. A 59-year-old man died on Saturday in an attempt to seize weapons around the regional capital, which is also called Kherson.
Yurii Malashko, the governor of the neighboring region, in Zaporizhzhia region, said Russia attacked 13 populated areas in the region, wounding seven people in the town of Stepnohirsk.
Moscow-based officials in Russia’s annexed Crimea on Sunday reported a “large-scale and temporary attack” by aircraft at night on Sevastopol, the island’s largest port, which is home to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. According to the governor of Sevastopol based in Moscow, Mikhail Razvozhaev, air defenses shot down all the drones and there was no damage.
Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Russia’s Belgorod region, said a woman was killed Sunday by bullets in the town of Shebekino near the border with Ukraine.