Well, it’s not like Vlad would attack critical Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. That might also be considered terrorism, or perhaps an act of war.
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What they’re fighting for.
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I sincerely hope this is real:
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How pathetic. This is the whining of a cowardly bully, shocked and outraged that their victim is hitting back.
Also – I can’t be the only one who thinks Surovikin looks exactly like a thuggish Soviet villain from a Bond movie, can I?
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First strike on capital for many months
Paul Adams
BBC diplomatic correspondent
At least two explosions were heard in central Kyiv shortly after 08:00 local time (06:00 BST).
A BBC crew on the roof of our hotel witnessed one of the missile strikes. Air raid sirens had sounded about 90 minutes earlier.
This is the first time Kyiv has been hit for many months and the explosions also appear to be much more central than Russian strikes earlier in the war.
There are reports of overnight attacks in Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia as well.
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“looks like”.
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Iltalehti readers reported unusual light phenomena early Monday morning on the eastern border, with many suggesting rockets caused the display.
IL, however, reports that Finnish officials have been tight-lipped on what exactly caused the bright lights. According to the paper, Russian state news agency Tass last week reported that the country was planning to launch a Soyuz-2 rocket from its northwestern Plesetsk launch facility.
The Finnish Defence Forces have not commented on the event, citing operative concerns, according to IL.
Rubble rouble?
Tens of thousands of Russians have arrived in Finland since Vladimir Putin’s call-up. Hufvudstadsbladet asks how Russians are managing to get a hold of euros.
While Forex said it had stopped exchanging roubles, Tavex, an Estonian company, still buys and sells the Russian currency.
“There are no limits for how much Russian passport holders with a residence permit can exchange. Those without residence permits can exchange up to 500 euros’ worth of roubles,” Marek Viskman of Tavex Finland told the Swedish-language daily.
As the demand for roubles outside of Russia has plummeted, HBL asks what Tavex is planning to do with the roubles coming in.
“There’s always buyers, including Finns. Our exact rouble amounts or who’s buying them is a trade secret. In the end, we carry the risk,” he explained.
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Update with some background on the railway sabotage this weekend in Germany:
ETA: damn, paywalled. Phhh. Archive.ph, to be exact.
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Isamaa (Fatherland) that’s a scary name for political party.
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Putin confirms Russian strikes, issuing fresh warning
Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed the strikes on a range of locations in Ukraine this morning.
In a video address, he says long-range missiles hit energy, military and communications facilities.
Putin promises a “harsh” response to any further “terrorist” acts on Russian territory.
The Russian leader is today expected to meet his security council and discuss the explosion at the weekend on a bridge linking Russia to Crimea - something for which he blames Ukraine.
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German consulate in Kyiv hit by Russian missile strike
The building housing the German consulate in Kyiv was hit by a Russian missile strike, according to a German foreign ministry spokesperson.
This is the building, also occupied by Samsung and Ukrainian energy company DTEK.
https://twitter.com/JimmySecUK/status/1579364269275381761
https://twitter.com/francis_scarr/status/1579413512333701122
https://twitter.com/maxseddon/status/1579400887247982592
https://twitter.com/ChristopherJM/status/1579387973124386817
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Important not to engage in victim-blaming by equating an attack on Crimea bridge, a legitimate military target used to transport reinforcements for Russian occupiers in Ukraine, with Russia’s attacks on civilian targets in Kyiv and elsewhere.
“Tonight on Tucker Carlson Live…”
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