EVIL VLAD ADMITS IT IS WAR FOR FIRST TIME
RUSSIA has finally admitted it is at war with Ukraine and the West after insisting for more than two years that its brutal invasion is just a “special military operation”.
The change came as Moscow unleashed around 150 missiles at Ukrainian power installations.
An estimated 1.2 million people were left without heat or lighting.
Until now thousands of Russians have been fined or jailed for up to seven years for referring to the conflict a war.
The announcement of the change came from President Vladimir Putin’s mouthpiece Dmitry Peskov.
Raising the likelihood of further mass conscription he declared: “We are in a state of war.
“Yes, it started out as a special military operation but as soon as the West became a participant on the side of Ukraine, for us it already became a war.
Strikes
“And everyone must understand this for their internal mobilisation.”
The phrase “internal mobilisation” signals Putin’s aim to put the whole country on a war footing.
Yesterday’s missile strikes – the “largest attack on the Ukrainian energy sector in recent times,” according to one official – killed at least three people.
Facilities nationwide, including the largest hydroelectric plant, were hit by around 60 drones and 90 rockets.
The Kremlin said it was punishment for Ukrainian attacks in Russian border regions.
It came a day after Russia launched 31 missiles in a single attack on Kyiv.
Energy utility head Volodymyr Kudrytskyi said: “Even last winter, attacks on our energy system were not as large as they were last night.”