Putin Promises Escalating Retaliation Strikes on Ukraine Far More Powerful Than Incoming Attacks
What was said
"Russia will respond in kind to Ukraine's attacks and strikes will be much more powerful. Our response will always be tit-for-tat. No matter where inside Russia they attempt to strike, our retaliation will be much more powerful. And the enemy will feel that. Hopefully they are feeling that already and they feel that on an increasingly larger scale."
Vladimir Putin announced at a Russian Popular Front congress that Russia will conduct retaliatory strikes following each Ukrainian drone attack, with Russian strikes becoming progressively more powerful with each iteration. He emphasized that while retaliation will be confined to Ukrainian territory for now, the power differential will continue to grow. The speaker suggests Putin is hinting at deployment of the Oreshnik hypersonic system and notes Russia has dramatically expanded its missile production capabilities since 2022, including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, Iskander-M ballistic missiles, and Zircon cruise missiles.
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- Programme
- Alexander Mercouris
- Episode
- Putin Says Bigger Russia Strikes To Hammer Kiev Hints At Oreshnik Use; Zelensky Says Kiev Out Of AD
- Clip time
- 5:21
- Original source
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