why is Vladimir Putin bombing civilians again?

War in Ukraine, day 228. Since Monday, October 10, bombings have simultaneously hit 14 Ukrainian regions, including the capital kyiv, which had not been attacked since last June. And according to the Russian authorities, this is only the beginning, since they have announced that“there will be other episodes.” Why is Vladimir Putin bombing civilians again?

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In a video released Monday, October 10, Volodymyr Zelensky reveals that “tens of missiles”fired by Russia, fell on several cities of Ukraine, in a proportion unequaled for several weeks.

Russian President Vladimir Putin confirms that Moscow has launched a campaign “massive” shelling by Ukraine in response to the attack, attributed to kyiv by Moscow, which destroyed part of the Crimean Bridge. He also promised replicas “severe” in case of new Ukrainian attacks. For its part, kyiv accuses Russia of launching Iranian drones from Belarus.

Emmanuel Macron shared his “extreme concern” after these bombardments and promised to increase military aid from France to Ukraine, during a telephone interview with Volodymyr Zelensky. These Russian strikes are a “war crime”, for his part denounced the French Minister of Foreign Affairs on his Twitter account. Are we at the start of a new phase? Is it that of the strategy of war against civilians?

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