NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg says Vladimir Putin is weaponising winter against Ukraine citizens in what he called a desperate response to 'failure' on the battlefield.
abc.net.au/news/nato-chief-stoltenberg-putin-winter-weapon-ukraine-air-raid/101714056Air raid sirens have wailed across Ukraine for the first time this week, as NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of weaponising the harsh northern winter.
"Last time, the Russians also disguised the strike as a training flight … let's see," said Vitaliy Kim, Governor of southern Ukraine's Mykolaiv region. He the told reporters Mr Putin was "trying to use winter as a weapon of war" as Moscow's forces lose on the battlefield, and that Western allies would step in to help.Mr Stoltenberg said escalating attacks from Russia were a sign that Mr Putin is failing in his war, especially with Russia losing ground around Kyiv, Khakriv and Kherson."They are attacking civilian cities because they are not able to win territory and avoid Ukraine slowly liberating more and more territory.
Moscow says hurting civilians is not its aim but that their suffering will end only if Kyiv accepts its demands.
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