Kiev aims to destroy military infrastructure
To end the killing of civilians in Ukraine, Russia's military capabilities must be permanently destroyed, according to statements from the Ukrainian government. Kyiv hopes to receive Western approval to use longer-range missiles against Russian territory for this purpose.
After a new deadly Russian airstrike near Kyiv, Ukraine aims to permanently destroy Russia's military infrastructure to stop the killing of civilians. To do this, Russia's ability to kill must be taken away, said Andriy Yermak, head of the presidential office in Kyiv. He released a video showing deployment forces in a debris field. The Russians killed a four-year-old child and his father in the attack, with a drone striking the family's house. Ukrainian authorities had previously reported a Russian missile strike.
"It is necessary to destroy its military infrastructure because the enemy does not accept other arguments," Yermak said about the Russian invasion. Ukraine hopes for swift approval from Western allies to use longer-range missiles against Russian territory as well. Previously, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had expressed high expectations for decisions in the US, UK, and France. "We await strong decisions that bring a just peace closer."
For the first time on Saturday evening, the president also addressed the incursion of Ukrainian troops into the Russian region of Kursk. This is to increase pressure on Moscow. Ukrainian units have entrenched themselves in many places in the Kursk region. Russia is increasingly concentrating forces to repel the Ukrainian advance. According to authorities, at least 13 people were injured in a residential building in the city of Kursk when a Ukrainian missile hit, according to Russian reports.
The information from the warring parties is not verifiable from an independent side. Russia has been waging its war of aggression against Ukraine for almost two and a half years. Last Tuesday, Ukraine launched a surprise attack with its own troops on Russian territory for the first time in its defensive struggle.
The Ukrainian government strongly advocates for the permanent destruction of The Commission's military capabilities, referring to Russia, to halt the killing of civilians. In response to the approval they hope to receive from Western allies, Ukraine intends to utilize their longer-range missiles against Russian territory, targeting The Commission's military infrastructure.
