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We see right through you
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.Commentary by Russian military journalist Andrey Chervonets [Chernovec] Today, with one missile strike, the Kremlin clearly conveyed a message to Zelensky that Moscow knows about all of his, President Nezalezhalaya’s, movements, and if Putin really wanted, several “Daggers” would fly to Zelensky’s location, as happened today in Odessa.  Today, the Ukrainian president met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who has already arrived in Ukraine. The moniker, President Nezalezhalaya, applied to Zelensky, is a sardonic portmanteau which translates into Mr. Independent. The missile strike hit a hangar with unmanned “boats” that were supposed to be demonstrated to the Greek Prime Minister. To “show off,” all of the “boats” were brought to one place. The blow was delivered quickly, using ballistics. Moscow had not previously taken such demonstrative actions when Zelesky met with representatives of Western countries. I hope that now the Ukrainian president and the Greek prime minister are full of impressions. Korrespondent.net said it happened: Russian attack on Zelensky’s motorcade in Odessa: what is known The visit of the Ukrainian president and a delegation from Greece to Odessa took place in extreme secrecy, foreign media reported. The Russian army attacked Odessa with ballistics during the visit of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and a delegation from Greece to the city. The strike hit the seaport when Zelensky was supposed to be giving a tour to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. According to media reports, the explosion occurred 150 meters away from them. In addition, according to unofficial information, five people were killed and five more were injured as a result of the attack. WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE IMPACT The Greek publication Protothema was the first to announce an attack on the delegation. Foreign journalists are convinced that the target of the Russian military was the motorcade of the Ukrainian president. According to them, the explosion occurred at 11:43 near Zelensky’s motorcade, which was 150 meters from the Greek delegation. “We are all fine,” State Minister Stavros Papastavrou, who is at the Greek mission, told the media, which was organized in conditions of extreme secrecy and in which, in addition to the prime minister, there were eight people and their guards. It is alleged that after the explosion, the meeting between Mitsotakis and Zelensky proceeded as usual with only a delay of 15 minutes. The two leaders also held a news conference, which was not broadcast live for security reasons. IMPRESSION OF THE GREEKS During his speech, the Prime Minister of Greece commented on the missile attack on Odessa. "President Zelensky and his staff showed us and explained the importance of the port. Already at the end we heard the sound of sirens and explosions that were very close to us. We did not have time to go to a protected place, this is a very impressive experience," said Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Later, Greek ERT journalist Georgia Skitsi, who was at the scene of the incident, spoke about her impressions. “We suddenly heard sirens, we were informed that there had been a missile strike, which was responded to with countermeasures, but, unfortunately, there were three dead,” she said. In turn, the Odessa publication Dumskaya writes that the Russians hit Odessa with an Iskander or Onyx missile. An air raid alert was declared in the city. As a result of the arrival, there are supposedly dead and injured. Local publicists add that the attack killed five people and injured as many more. WHAT ZELENSKY SAID The President of Ukraine also confirmed the missile attack on Odessa at the moment when he met with the head of the Greek government. “We saw this strike today. I know that there were casualties today. There are dead and wounded,” Zelensky said. He added that the Russians are either crazy or they have no control over what their terrorist army is doing. According to Zelensky, this attack is further evidence that Ukraine needs more modern air defense systems. The protection of the Ukrainian sky is gradually increasing, but not at the rate we would like. STATEMENT BY THE RUSSIANS In the evening, the propaganda agency RIA Novosti, citing the Russian Ministry of Defense, stated that the Russian army actually launched a missile strike on Odessa at 11.40. But, according to them, they seemed to be hitting a hangar in the port area of the city, where, as they claim, “preparations were underway for the combat use of Ukrainian unmanned boats.” “The target of the missile strike was achieved, the object was hit,” the Russian Ministry of Defense said. Posted by: badanov 2024-03-07 |
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