Ukraine launched an attack with NATO weapons and cluster bombs on the Russian city of Belgorod, even hitting the Christmas market in the city center. There are over 14 dead and 108 injured including children.
Russia is talking about a terrorist attack against civilians and holds Britain and the US responsible. It should be noted that Kiev violated the agreements with the West which provided for the non-use of NATO weapons against Russian soil.
Ukraine tried to retaliate against yesterday's major Russian missile attack but rather killed itself.
Everything indicates that the Russian response will be fierce.
Russia: "This crime will not go unpunished"
The Ukrainian army's "criminal" and indiscriminate shelling of the Belgorod region was designed to distract from its failures on the front and will not go unpunished, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
"By committing this crime, the Kiev regime is trying to distract attention from its defeats at the front and provoke us to similar actions ," Moscow said in a statement.
According to information from the Russian Ministry of Defense, the strikes were made with cluster bombs launched from Vilkha, as well as Czech-made Vampire MLRS rockets.
Air defense systems intercepted most of them, but cluster bombs fell on the city of Belgrond.
"In the event of a direct hit by cluster munition-equipped Vilkha missiles on the city, the consequences would be immeasurably more serious," the Russian military said, describing the attack as an attempt at an "indiscriminate combined attack."
"We emphasize that the Russian Armed Forces only strike military facilities and infrastructure directly related to them.
We will continue to act this way.
This crime in Belgorod will not go unpunished," the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The attacks took place at approximately 3:00 p.m. local time (14:00 Greek time).
Emergency services responded, blocking off a city center intersection where several vehicles caught fire and several buildings were damaged.
Moscow: Britain, US and EU behind Kiev terror attack in Belgorod
Britain is behind the "terrorist attack" in Belgorod and in coordination with the United States is inciting the Kiev regime to commit acts of terrorism, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told RIA Novosti.
"Behind the terrorist attack is Britain, which in coordination with the USA is inciting the Kiev regime to commit terrorist acts, realizing that the counterattack by the armed forces of Ukraine has failed ," he said.
"London (…) has forbidden the Kiev regime to negotiate with the Russian side, betting on "victory on the battlefield". In the absence of the slightest possibility to improve the sad situation of the Ukrainian army "on the ground", the Anglo-Saxons have turned to the tactic of carrying out terrorist attacks against civilians" , Zakharova pointed out.
"The responsibility for the attack also lies with the EU states, which continue to supply weapons to the terrorists in Kiev, who use, among other things, cluster munitions against civilians," she added.
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