According to the Russian Satellite Agency on January 1, Russia's Putin said on the 1st that the incident in the city of Belgorod was a terrorist attack, which was a deliberate blow to civilians.
According to the report, Putin said at a meeting with servicemen in a military hospital in Moscow: "The incident in Belgorod is undoubtedly a terrorist attack. Why?Because under the cover of two 'Alder' rockets, ......They strike with salvo systems, and what is a salvo rocket artillery system, the servicemen know ......They use this ** before the New Year to strike directly at the city center where people are walking. ”
"This is, of course, a terrorist attack, and there is no other name," Putin stressed. ”
He said that Kyiv wants to shake confidence in Russia, but Russia will intensify its strikes on Kyiv's military facilities.
"We strike with high-precision ** at the places where decisions are made, at the places where servicemen, mercenaries are concentrated, at other similar centers, first of all, at military facilities," Putin said. They will feel the blow enough of them. ”
According to reports, Gladkov, the governor of Russia's Belgorod region, said that as of 8:30 Moscow time on December 31, a total of 24 people were killed in the intensive shelling launched by the Ukrainian army on the city of Belgorod on December 30.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the Russian air defense system intercepted the ammunition of the "Alder" rockets and most of the "Vampire" multiple rocket launchers, and several rockets and cluster munitions that were shot down fell in the center of Belgorod. The Russian military said that if the city of Belgorod was hit directly by cluster munitions, the ** of local residents would be more serious.