August 26th 2024.
The tension in Ukraine has reached a boiling point as Vladimir Putin ordered a massive missile attack on the country, the biggest since his initial invasion in 2022. The entire nation is now under an air raid warning as explosions rock the area around the capital city, Kyiv, and eight other regions spanning from Kharkiv in the east to Lviv in the west, near the Polish border.
Witnesses describe the missiles as raining down on Ukraine, causing destruction and chaos. In Lutsk, a western city far from the Russian border, a residential building was completely demolished. This aggressive and fiery display of force is seen as a direct retaliation for Ukraine's bold incursion into Russian territory, which has been ongoing for several weeks now.
Despite the Ukrainian troops' efforts to change the dynamics of future negotiations by advancing 20 miles into enemy territory, the Russian military is not backing down. Three key bridges in Kursk have been destroyed, crippling their supply lines. However, today's attack came from the air, with strategic bombers sent to seek revenge on Kyiv for their actions.
The aftermath of the missile strike in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region
To make matters worse, Ukraine's national electricity operator has ordered emergency blackouts across the country to conserve power after parts of Kryvyi Rih, Odesa, and the capital region were plunged into darkness. Andriy Yermak, head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's office, has promised to make Russia pay for their attempts to destroy their energy industry by targeting their own infrastructure.
This attack comes just two days after a former British soldier, Ryan Evans, was tragically killed when a missile struck his hotel in the eastern city of Kramatorsk. Zelensky expressed his condolences to Evans' family and friends, as well as the two journalists who were injured in the explosion and are now being treated in the hospital.
Ryan Evans, who advised Reuters journalists on safety before his untimely death on Saturday
Putin's US ambassador, Anatoly Antonov, had previously warned of the leader's anger over the first invasion of Russian territory since World War II. He stated that the president had made the decision and that those responsible for the events in the Kursk region would face severe punishment.
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