On October 10, Russia launched dozens of missiles at Ukrainian cities in retaliation for the bombing of the Kerch Strait Bridge, which links the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula with the Russian mainland.
Russia, which has systematically targeted civilian infrastructure since launching its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, claimed the latest wave of attacks “was in response to Kyiv’s terrorism.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed the strikes were solely aimed at legitimate military and infrastructure targets.
“This morning, at the suggestion of the Ministry of Defense and according to the plan of the General Staff of Russia, a massive air, sea and land-based precision long-range weapon was launched against energy, military command and communications facilities of Ukraine,” Putin said.
But that is false. Russia did target military and energy facilities. But abundant evidence shows strikes at civilian infrastructure and cultural sites.
In the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, witness accounts, photos and videos prove that museums, an office building, a pedestrian bridge, a park, a busy intersection and other civilian areas were hammered in the barrage.
According to Ukraine’s air force, the October 10 attack was “the largest missile attack since the beginning of the hot phase of the war.”
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