Russian expert warns of impending social crisis as Ukraine death toll rises
Russian ballistic missile attacks have begun to cause record civilian deaths in Ukrainian cities without any Patriot interceptors to stop them, but Ukraine’s long-range strikes have destroyed Russian fuel supplies. With the Russian economy struggling, a top expert warned that social unrest could unfold in a matter of time – and consequently lost his job.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: Russia says ready for ‘new ideas’ on Ukraine war that match Putin’s goals On Tuesday, Russian missiles killed at least 10 people in Pechenihy, a town 40km (25 miles) east of Ukraine’s northern city of Kharkiv.
- Fact 2: On Thursday, they killed 15 people in Kyiv, three in the western city of Zhytomyr and injured 40 at a border crossing between Odesa and Moldova.
- Fact 3: (Al Jazeera)Russia said it was targeting weapons manufacturing sites in Kyiv, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces struck 30 residential buildings, a school and a children’s hospital.
- Fact 4: The United Nations said Russia killed a record 437 people in July and injured 2,610, surpassing its previous record in June by 30 percent.
Russian ballistic missile attacks have begun to cause record civilian deaths in Ukrainian cities without any Patriot interceptors to stop them, but Ukraine’s long-range strikes have destroyed Russian fuel supplies. With the Russian economy struggling, a top expert warned that social unrest could unfold in a matter of time – and consequently lost his job.
In Ukraine, forcible military recruitment efforts escalate into violence Ex-defence chief’s call for wartime election raises pressure on Zelenskyy Nord Stream bombing suspect to Hollywood fixer: Who is Volodymyr Zhuravlev? Russia says ready for ‘new ideas’ on Ukraine war that match Putin’s goals On Tuesday, Russian missiles killed at least 10 people in Pechenihy, a town 40km (25 miles) east of Ukraine’s northern city of Kharkiv. On Thursday, they killed 15 people in Kyiv, three in the western city of Zhytomyr and injured 40 at a border crossing between Odesa and Moldova.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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