Russia Claims It Used Hypersonic Missiles in Ukraine War as Cosmonauts Don Ukrainian Colors in Space
The Russian military claims to have used hypersonic missile during the Ukrainian conflict to eliminate an underground arsenal in Delyatyn, western Ukraine.
Major General Igor Konashenkov said: “The Kinzhal air missile system with hypersonic ballistic missiles has been activated.” based on Related press.
The agency added that Russia first deployed the high-tech missiles when it participated in the Syrian civil war in 2016.
Russia continues to shell Ukraine, killing at least 700 civilians, including dozens of children, according to arrive Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Attacks have often appeared indiscriminately. On Wednesday, Russian forces are said to have attacked a theater in Mariupol, Ukraine, where hundreds of people were sheltering, despite locals booked Giant signs on the ground warn attackers will have children inside.
Mariupol Theater before and after.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted on Thursday that the majority of those in the theater had somehow survived.
Two days later, three Russian cosmonauts made News after docking at the International Space Station wearing the colors of the Ukrainian flag. The gesture is seen as a swipe at the invasion.
“It was our turn to choose a color. But, in fact, we’ve accumulated a lot of yellow matter so we need to use it,” explained one of the cosmonauts, seemingly in a whimsical explanation, as the Guardian before this. report. “So that’s why we have to wear yellow.”
The Russian cosmonauts will spend six months at the station and could get icy reception when they hit the ground again.
Russian space station
Russian cosmonauts Sergey Korsakov, Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveyev are seen in Ukraine colors after arriving at the International Space Station,.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has stepped up his crackdown on anti-war rhetoric. His government has blocked social media sites and threatened lengthy prison sentences for those who disseminated alleged “misinformation” about the conflict.
Several American and Western media outlets have been forced to temporarily shut down operations in the country over fears that journalists will be jailed for reporting.
Many Russian newspapers report also announced this week that residents of Kaliningrad, Russia, had received messages inviting them to find the phone numbers or email addresses of people sharing unwelcome information about the war.
Putin’s antics have reached new levels of bizarreness in recent days. Thousands of people crammed into a stadium on Friday ostensibly to celebrate the eight-year anniversary of the annexation of Crimea.
The event was also a nationalist rally, featuring slogans such as “For a World Without Nazism” and “For Russia”, called The Daily Beast. report this week.
Putin declare from the stage.
It appears that some — perhaps many — of those who attended the rally were facing pressure to attend.
Will Vernon, as a senior producer for BBC News in Moscow, Written on Twitter that his team spoke to dozens of people at the event. Some students revealed that they had been told they would get a day off from school if they “attend” a concert”, but not all of them knew the nature of the protest.
“Compared to the protests, most people do not want to talk, be filmed or answer any questions,” Vernon wrote. “Some will cover their faces or wear a hood when we say we are journalists. Many people seem embarrassed or embarrassed to be there. “
