Putin: Russia will use weapons no other country has to defend itself

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of a “lightning-fast” response if any outside force intervenes in the Ukraine conflict, using Russian weapons the most advanced.

RT reported, speaking to Russian lawmakers on April 27, President Putin explained: “If any country intends to interfere in the current Ukraine situation and create strategic threats, it is impossible. acceptable to Russia, they should know that Russia will respond quickly.”

We have all the tools to do this. Tools that no one but us has. But we won’t brag. We will use them if needed.”

Putin added that the Russian authorities had made all the necessary decisions to prepare for such a response.

Last week, Russia successfully test-launched RS-28 Sarmat . intercontinental ballistic missile state-of-the-art. This new nuclear-capable weapon can carry an Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle, which is said to be able to bypass any existing air defense system due to its extreme speed and constant maneuverability. during the flight.

Unlike Russia, the US and its NATO allies do not currently have hypersonic weapons on the payroll, at least for now.

Western countries have been actively supplying Ukraine with weapons, including anti-aircraft missile systems, armored vehicles and artillery, since the beginning of the conflict with Russia. The West has also imposed measures punish Russia harshly aimed at draining the Russian economy.

However, so far, the US has ruled out NATO deploying on land or establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine due to fears of a direct conflict with Russia.

Moscow has repeatedly criticized the supply of lethal weapons to Ukraine, saying it only destabilizes the situation and hinders the prospects for peace. On April 26, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused NATO of “basically going to war with Russia through a proxy war and arming that proxy”.

Field developments

On the battlefield on April 27, fighting continued in the east Ukraine along the front line about 480 km long. Moscow claimed that the Russian missile hit a shipment of weapons that the US and European countries transferred to Ukraine.

According to Western officials, Russia has made slow progress in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, including capturing villages and small towns south of Izyum and the outskirts of Rubizhne.

Several Russian troops have been deployed from the besieged port city of Mariupol to other parts of the Donbass. But some remained in Mariupol to fend off Ukrainian forces entrenched at the Azovstal steel mill, the last stronghold in the city. About 1,000 civilians are believed to be sheltering there along with about 2,000 Ukrainian troops.

Right next to the Ukrainian border, a Russia’s ammunition depot in the Belgorod region burned on April 27 after a series of explosions.

Explosions were also reported in Russia’s Kursk region near the Ukrainian border. Authorities in Russia’s Voronezh region said an air defense system shot down a drone.