TheVoiceOfJoyce Putin’s aim is the total destruction of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. Barrages of missiles disabled energy power and water. Hydroelectric dams were struck. The planes, carrying missiles were within Russian territory. Clearly, Zelensky needs air defenses to combat these missiles. It’s hard to offer a counteroffensive when troops on the ground may literally be putting out fires. However, the counteroffensive must be working better than planned with thin Russian coverage, otherwise, why the distractions? In a separate move, Russia is blockading ships loaded with grain. Why isn’t the whole world protesting Russian aggression? Everyone talks about the horrors of Genocide, who’s stopping Putin?

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www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/31/russian-missiles-kyiv-ukraine-cities

Russia has launched a wave of cruise missiles at hydroelectric dams and other critical infrastructure across Ukraine, with explosions reported near the capital, Kyiv, and in at least 10 other cities and regions.

Ukraine’s air command said it shot down 44 out of 50 enemy rockets. Video footage suggested that several missiles were intercepted in the skies around Kyiv, soon after 8am local time. Air raid sirens went off nationally, with citizens told to seek shelter.

But others penetrated Ukraine’s defences. The governor of Kyiv, Oleksiy Kuleba, said “massive shelling in the region” had damaged electricity and energy infrastructure. He said residents should expert emergency power cuts. He added: “There is currently one victim. We are clarifying the information.”

The cruise missiles were fired from Russian Tu-90 and T-60 aircraft flying north of the Caspian Sea and the Rostov region. They hit targets in Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv oblasts, as well as in the areas of Mykolaiv, Lviv, Zhytomyr, Kirovohrad and Chernivtsi.

In a statement on Facebook, Herman Halushchenko, Ukraine’s energy minister, described Monday morning’s attacks as “barbaric” and said: “Electric substations, hydropower and heat generation facilities were hit by rockets.

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