Ukraine crisis: President Putin directly warned US long-range missiles

TASS news agency quoted an interview with President Putin on state TV channel Rossiya-1: “If (the US) provides such missiles, we will hit targets that we have never hit before. previous work”. The Russian leader did not disclose what the specific goals were.

Ukraine is asking the United States and its Western allies for multiple rocket launchers such as the M270 and M142 HIMARS to attack Russian troops and weapons stockpiles in the rear.

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Reuters

This week, US President Joe Biden announced plans to supply HIMARS systems to Ukraine after Kiev assured them it would not use them to attack targets inside Russia.

Moscow warned Washington’s actions could aggravate the conflict. President Putin said that “will not bring about any fundamental change on the battlefield”. “Supplying (advanced missiles) by the US and some other countries to compensate for the loss of military equipment is nothing new and does not change anything in its nature,” he said. “.

Meanwhile, Spain has also announced it will supply anti-aircraft missiles and Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine, according to government sources cited by El Pais newspaper on June 5. So far, Spain has only sent ammunition, personal protective equipment and light weapons to Ukraine.

Houses in Irpin, a suburb of Kiev, were destroyed. Photo: Reuters

On the same day, June 5, Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on the messaging app Telegram that the Ukrainian capital was rocked by several explosions early in the morning, a day after Ukrainian officials said their troops had recaptured an area of ​​the city of Sievierodonetsk during the counter-offensive against Russia.

“Several explosions occurred in the Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts of the capital. The relevant forces are working at the scene. At least one person has been hospitalized but no deaths have been reported,” Klitschko said.

A Reuters witness saw smoke rising from the explosions, plus the sound of air raid sirens. Other Ukrainian officials say Russia appears to be targeting the rail network.

Tens of thousands of people are believed to have been killed, millions have been displaced and the global economy has been disrupted since Russia launched a “special military operation” in Ukraine on 24-24. 2.