Putin said that Russians “will not be intimidated” by attacks from Ukraine, which were carried out on the first day of voting in a number of Russian border regions.
He is quoted by Interfax:
- “About 95% of enemy missiles and shells are destroyed by our air defense systems,”
- – Putin said, adding that
- “The Kiev regime is trying to carry out a number of criminal, demonstrative armed actions in order to disrupt the voting process and intimidate people.”
- He also stated:
- “The purpose of these actions, senseless from a military point of view and criminal from a humanitarian point of view, is, as has already been said, an attempt to interfere with the presidential elections in Russia. I am sure that our people, the people of Russia, will respond to this with even greater unity.”
And at this time, people in Belgorod write on the wall: “I’m just living.” And residents flee from Gayvoron on foot. There is destruction and deaths.
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