Nobody really knows how much longer Russia can keep up the pressure. But they warned the people of Kiev to move out. And now they have sent more destruction to Kiev. Losses of life in Kiev are on the heads of Ukrainians and others who decided to stay.
Many of the goals of Russia now include much of Europe. Why, since it wasn't this way several years ago? Because Europe is actively supporting the destroyed country of Ukraine, and hasn't stopped even though they see the damage Russia is doing to Ukraine.
The two articles, below, show much of the latest destruction, and the latest movements against the West, particularly NATO, that Russia is putting into action... and reasons why.
Russia Unleashes Its Threatened Mass Bombardment: At Least 18 Killed, Over 100 Wounded Across Ukraine
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/russia-unleashes-its-threatened-mass-bombardment-least-18-killed-over-100-woundedThe Kremlin spent much of the last week warning foreign diplomats and bystanders to evacuate Ukraine's capital, warning that an escalation in airstrikes is imminent, in response to Ukraine's own drone swarms sent against Moscow and other Russian sites last month - especially the Starobelsk dormitory attack.
"In response to terrorist attacks by the Kyiv regime, the Russian Armed Forces launched a large-scale strike using long-range, high-precision air, land and sea-based weapons — including hypersonic aero-ballistic missiles and attack drones," the Russian Defense Ministry (MoD) said in a statement. "The objectives of the strike were achieved. All designated targets were hit," it added.
In the wake of these devastating overnight attacks, Ukraine is reporting that at least 18 people were killed and over 100 more wounded. The hours-long assault was clearly one of the biggest and deadliest of the last year or more.
Ukraine's air force tallied that over 640 drones were sent and 73 missiles were fired on various cities, including Kyiv, and Dnipro, as well as several eastern cities, including Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia. Ukraine claims it intercepted the majority of these, but still dozens of projectiles made it through to impact.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko later confirmed that six people were killed in the Ukrainian capital and that at least 66 others, including two children, were wounded.
There was mayhem as people fled to shelters during the nighttime "mass enemy attack". The mayor had warned while it unfolded: "Explosions in the city. Air defense forces are working! Stay in shelters!"
Central Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region also saw high casualties, with at least 12 people killed and 36 others wounded. The regional governor reported that children were among the injured.
Moscow has not owned up to inflicting civilian casualties in the fresh overnight assault, but has instead framed this as part of its previewed "systematic and consistent strikes" on Ukraine's military infrastructure.
President Putin and top military brass had last month said strikes would be initiated against "decision-making centers" in response to the dorm attack in the Russia's Lugansk People's Republic on May 22, which killed 21 people - mostly teenage girls - and injured 70 others.
Kremlin officials now say that Russian forces have "a right to dismantle any infrastructure that supports terrorism."
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The Real Reason Russia Would Invade Europe
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/06/martin-armstrong/the-real-reason-russia-would-invade-europe/The propaganda has become so absurd that perhaps we should finally discuss the REAL reasons Russia would supposedly invade Europe:
To acquire Germany's energy policy expertise and finally learn how to shut down functioning nuclear plants while importing expensive energy from everyone else.
To seize Britain's world-renowned knife-control strategy where criminals ignore the laws while grandmothers get arrested over tweets.
To capture France's revolutionary spirit, which now mostly consists of setting garbage piles on fire and blocking highways every few months over retirement age increases.
To inherit the European Union's debt structure because apparently Russia looked at its own sanctions and recession risks and thought, "You know what we really need? Italian debt too."
To revive the Dutch tulip market and reignite the original speculative bubble. At least tulips are tangible unlike modern sovereign bonds.
To gain control over Europe's magnificent demographic strategy where birth rates collapse while governments debate banning gas stoves and regulating pronouns.
To seize all of Switzerland's chocolates, since they've already soured their offshore banking.
To experience the thrill of open borders and historic levels of crime in culturally enriched cities.
To inherit Europe's university system where students graduate with debt, activism experience, and no employable skills whatsoever.
To inherit Europe's industrial competitiveness, which now largely consists of closing factories and importing products from China while lecturing everyone about carbon emissions.
To govern government's government by overtaking the European Commission.
To take control of the ECB's brilliant strategy of printing trillions while pretending inflation was "transitory."
To secure Europe's military stockpiles, assuming they can locate them first.
To acquire London real estate prices so inflated they make Manhattan look reasonable.
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