Putin Ordered Russian Military to Abandon Any Restraints on Airstrikes, Zelenskyy Tells FT
Zelenskyy said intercepted Kremlin communications show Russia removed limits on airstrikes as attacks on schools, hospitals and data centers intensified.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the Financial Times that Vladimir Putin ordered military leaders to abandon restraints on air attacks against Ukraine, citing intercepted Kremlin communications.
- Russia significantly intensified aerial strikes, launching 3,177 jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicles compared with earlier months, marking a sharp increase in long-range attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure.
- Strikes on civilian sites included a Russian drone hitting a Kyiv school where children were inside, and "shaheds" striking the Pivdennyi Bridge multiple times, demonstrating the pattern of attacks.
- "He said there are no rules now," Zelenskyy stated, as the Russians launched more than 100 attack drones at Ukraine last night, nearly 50 of them jet-powered.
- While Russia denies deliberately targeting civilians, this escalation coincides with Ukraine's expanding long-range campaign against Russian oil refineries and infrastructure, illustrating how the war reaches beyond the front.
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