Ovruch attack: Putin launches huge missile strike on civilian homes

[Celerity]

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-ovruch-attack-putin-launches-26397288



Russian forces have launched missile attacks on civilian homes in the city of Ovruch. Putin's bombing of populated areas in Ukraine is an effort to break morale, according to the UK defence ministry. At least 30 houses have been damaged in the rocket attack with five completely destroyed, according to local reports. One person was killed as civilians hid in their basements. Ovruch is in the Zhytomyr oblast toward the north west of the country.



Pictures from shortly after sunrise show complete devastation in some parts of the city and it is feared the death toll could increase. The UK Ministry of Defence says the strength of Ukraine's resistance continues to surprise Russia, which has responded by targeting cities including Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Mariupol. The capital Kyiv has also come under heavy if sporadic bombardments with the air raid siren now a regular feature in the city.



Blasts were heard overnight in Kharkiv, the second-largest city, Ukrainian media said, while the armed forces said they were conducting defensive operations in the eastern Donetsk, Chernihiv and elsewhere. Ukraine says it has shot down 88 Russian planes so far in the conflict although the Kremlin refuse to acknowledge or admit any significant losses. On Saturday Israeli Prime Minister Bennett, flying to Moscow on the Sabbath, became the first world leader to meet face to face with Putin since he launched the invasion.



He then spoke with Zelensky in an attempt to mediate an end to the war in coordination with the United States, France and Germany. However a tentative ceasefire for humanitarian purposes did not hold on Saturday with Ukraine accusing Russia of breaking it due to continued shelling. This morning Ukraine said that 11,000 Russian troops have been killed in the war so far.

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[denbot]

1. Fuck Russia, we need to go in now.

They will force our hand anyway, why the the fuck would we let the enemy choose the time we strike?!?

[left-of-center2012]

2. We are not going in.

Nope.

[denbot]

3. Never say never..

It limits your survival options.. Unless that’s your goal..

[jimfields33]

5. We must NOT go in!

20 years in Afghanistan and Iraq were more then enough. We’ll give supplies. That’s what Ukraine needs.

[Polybius]

6. If we go in, 3 billion die

That's a lot worse than 1 million if we don't.

[DFW]

4. Putin should take a hint from his role model from 80 years ago.

The V-1 and V-2 missile barrages on the civilian population of England really brought them to their knees, too, didn't they? What? They didn't?, Oh, well, never mind.

By the way, the "V" in V1- and V2 stood for "Vergeltung," or "revenge." Revenge for fending off the Nazi Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain, or something.