"Here Star Wars": As the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hunt for civilians - the reporting of The Economist

The publication spoke with residents of Ukrainian cities suffering from rocket and drone strikes of the Russian army, as well as with Ukrainian military and politicians. They mentioned the last attack on Sumy, when more than 30 people were killed from two ballistic missiles. After that, they told about the situation in Kherson. According to the Ukrainian fighter Andrew, who agreed to talk to journalists, the coastal line along the Dnieper River turned into a "red zone".

In a few -kilometer lanes, the drones of the Russian Federation are constantly flying: some UAVs spy, others - "hunt" civilians, brought journalists of the word Andrew. "The rockets were hit by [Sumy] when many believers were on Palm Sunday. But Kherson suffers especially from the drones. After that, the media told about the attack of the Russian Federation on Kryvyi Rih, when the rocket exploded next to the playground, and gave the words of a local resident who stated that "revenge was needed".

Journalists also appreciated the response of politicians and military to Russian strikes. For example, they called the words of politicians "bold", while the military "quietly convinced that the moods in Kryvyi Rih are completely different. " "On the southeastern approaches to Ukraine, there are only distant chats to Ukraine.

It should be noted that on the morning of April 13, the Russian attack took place on Sumy, when two rockets were hit in the city center, killing more than 30 people and injuring more than a hundred. The chairman of Sumy Ova Volodymyr Artyukh stated that the Russians used Balism with cassette warriors. According to him, one of the missiles hit the building of Sumy State University.

The official also reported that the largest number of victims of the Russian attack - in a trolley, filled with civilian Sunday. Meanwhile, MP Marian Bezugla suggested that the Russian attack on Sumy happened because of the next meeting on the occasion of the awarding of the military. She urged the military command to get rid of this Soviet tradition. Konotop Mayor Artem Semenikhin stated that the meeting was supported by the head of the military administration and urged Artyukh to resign.