EU's Kallas: Ukrainian drone strikes cause 'panic' in Kremlin
Ukrainian drone strikes deep inside Russia are causing “panic” for the Kremlin, EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Wednesday, saying Moscow was lashing out at Kyiv with increased attacks.
Ukrainian drones hit energy and military sites in St Petersburg on Wednesday as officials gathered for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s flagship economic conference in the city.
“It clearly shows also panic on the Russian side – why they are increasing the terrorist attacks that they’re doing in Ukraine is because they don’t know what to do with these things,” Kallas said in an interview.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the strikes as “fair” retaliation for Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine and threatened to launch more.
“Ukraine has really increased the deep strikes against the oil facilities, because oil is something that is funding the war in Ukraine,” Kallas said. “We see at the same time that Putin is losing money, men, and momentum, and that’s why he’s increasing attacks on civilians.”
The Russian leader has unleashed a series of ferocious drone and missile strikes against Ukraine in recent days, killing at least 23 people on Tuesday.
