DISINFO: Putin's offensive a response to the terrorist campaign launched by Kyiv junta
SUMMARY
Putin's offensive in Ukraine is aimed at destroying the country's infrastructure. This is as a response to the terrorist campaign launched by the Kyiv junta, before Moscow has always used a soft strategy on the military side.
RESPONSE
The claim is part of an ongoing pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign concerning Russia’s criminal invasion of Ukraine.
At least 14 people have died and 95 were injured during the strikes of Monday the 10th of October. A children's playground was among Russia's targets, not just infrastructure.
There is rich evidence that Russia is committing war crimes in Ukraine, such as the shelling of shopping malls, killing civilians, raping, as well as using imprecise weapons.
From 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine started, to 9 October 2022, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recorded 15,592 civilian casualties in the country: 6,221 killed and 9,371 injured.
A non-exhaustive list of the Russian Army’s exploits in Ukraine includes the rape and torture of children; massacres of civilians; deliberate attacks against non-combatants; widespread use of cluster munitions in civilian areas; hospital bombings; forced disappearances and torture of civilians; mass deportations to Russia; and attacks on cultural heritage sites.
Evidence of these crimes, which continues to mount daily, is being recorded by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and others.
See similar cases claiming that Russia's missile strikes are selective and humane not to hurt civilians and that Recent strikes were aimed legitimate targets under the laws of war.