Putin Ordered Russian Military to Abandon Any Restraints on Airstrikes, Zelenskyy Tells FT
Zelenskyy said intercepted Kremlin communications show Russia removed limits on airstrikes as attacks on schools, hospitals and data centers intensified.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the Financial Times that Vladimir Putin ordered military leaders to abandon restraints on air attacks against Ukraine, citing intercepted Kremlin communications.
- Russia significantly intensified aerial strikes, launching 3,177 jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicles compared with earlier months, marking a sharp increase in long-range attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure.
- Strikes on civilian sites included a Russian drone hitting a Kyiv school where children were inside, and "shaheds" striking the Pivdennyi Bridge multiple times, demonstrating the pattern of attacks.
- "He said there are no rules now," Zelenskyy stated, as the Russians launched more than 100 attack drones at Ukraine last night, nearly 50 of them jet-powered.
- While Russia denies deliberately targeting civilians, this escalation coincides with Ukraine's expanding long-range campaign against Russian oil refineries and infrastructure, illustrating how the war reaches beyond the front.
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Zelensky says Putin orders Russian military to target civilian infrastructure
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukrainian intelligence in September intercepted an order from Vladimir Putin directing Russia’s military leadership to disregard previous restrictions on warfare and target civilian infrastructure. Zelensky made the statement in an interview with the Financial Times, as reported by Glavkom. According to Zelensky, these were restrictions that, he claimed, had previously been in place during Russian…
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Restoring LibertyPutin orders military leaders to target civilians and nuclear facilities, Zelensky warns: ‘No rules now’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his generals to abandon the rules of war and step up attacks on civilian targets and nuclear energy sites, Ukrainian officials have warned.
Volodimir Zelenski claims that Vladimir Putin had ordered the Russian commanders to give up restrictions on attacks and strike targets without "rules." According to the Ukrainian President, the order would have been given in September, on the background of intensifying attacks on Ukraine's civil infrastructure. Moscow rejects accusations and claims that the Russian army does not attack schools or hospitals. Meanwhile, Russia is using more and mo…
‘There are no rules now’: Zelensky reveals Putin’s alleged new war order
According to the Ukrainian president, the alleged change came as Russia intensified its aerial attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, with strikes hitting schools, hospitals, data centres and other infrastructure.
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