VLADIMIR Putin has killed five Ukrainian civilians in his latest overnight attacks just hours after labelling Kyiv as “terrorists”.
A one-year-old child, their mum and grandma were all killed in Chernihiv with another 17 seriously wounded in Kharkiv after relentless Russian drone strikes.
East2WestRussia killed five civilians in Pryluky, Chernihiv region overnight[/caption]
East2WestA emergency officer watches on as fires burned overnight in the town[/caption]
AFPFire crews continued to work on the residential town into the early hours of Thursday morning[/caption]
At least six drones were used in the attack with residential homes left severely damaged, the regional governor of Chernihiv said on Telegram.
Another six were injured and rushed to hospital, he added.
The three generations of Ukrainians who died were reportedly crushed underneath their own home after a Russian Shahed kamikaze drone onslaught.
The National Police of Ukraine said in a statement: “The women and child were found under the rubble.
“There is also information about six wounded.”
In Kharkiv, at least 18 more people were wounded, including four children.
The youngest victim was a seven-year-old with a pregnant woman and a 93-year-old female pensioner also being hospitalised.
One Russian drone hit the 16th floor of a residential building as another struck the wall of a five-story building.
Mayor Ihor Terekhov called it “targeted terror” against civilians by the twisted Kremlin regime.
Russia targeted three other regions overnight including a military training camp in Poltava, the residential area of Kherson and a medical facility in Odesa, Ukrainian media reports.
The attacks were seen as revenge from Putin after Ukrainian strikes destroyed his strategic bomber aircraft over the weekend.
The Kremlin dictator held a 75 minute phone call with Donald Trump on Wednesday as they discussed rising tensions in Ukraine.
Trump revealed that Putin feels he “will have to respond” to the audacious drone assault on his strike planes which disabled 30 per cent of his nuclear attack aviation.
The daring Operation Spiderweb saw a fierce Ukrainian drone blitz wreck 41 Russian planes across four strategic airfields, in a coordinated assault likened to WWII’s most audacious missions.
A humiliated Putin accused Ukraine of being “terrorists” and citing civilian deaths in the strikes.
But Volodymyr Zelensky hit back at the tyrant’s comments and warned Putin “feels impunity” and “is showing the middle finger to the entire world”.
The Ukrainian leader also appeared to blame Trump for failing to pressure Putin.
Inside Operation Spiderweb
UKRAINE’S shock sleeper drone blitz on Russia’s bomber fleet has delivered a hammer blow to Vladimir Putin’s nuclear arsenal.
The SAS-style strike against four airfields deep inside Russia is reminiscent of the most daring raids of the WW2 that turned the tide against the Nazis.
Volodymyr Zelensky oversaw Operation Spiderweb – much like Winston Churchill did as Britain struck deep behind enemy lines.
Putin’s doomsday bomber fleet is now crippled with 41, or a third, of his most prized aircraft lying in smouldering wrecks on tarmac.
Ukraine said the sneak attack was worth $7bn (£5.2bn) in damage to Russia – caused by only 117 cheaply made drones.
Ukraine’s spies spent 18 months putting the plan into action and struck on the eve of fresh peace talks in Istanbul.
The drones and the containers were smuggled into Russia separately and were pieced together right under Vlad’s nose.
Clueless lorry drivers then parked the containers next to Russian airbases – where they sat and waited in plain sight.
Then, on the morning of June 1, the fleet of flying bombs rose over the far reaches of Russia – and the most daring military operation of the war began.
Nondescript shipping containers parked in laybys and verges had attracted little attention – before their lids blew open and the drone swarms poured out.
The craft buzzed as they took off into the air and only had to travel a short distance to their valuable targets.
Each of the 117 drones had their own dedicated pilot and Russia had little defences to protect their bases and stop them.
Drones with cameras sent video back to HQ in Ukraine of the moment craft struck their targets and explosions ripped into the sky.
Thick black smoke climbed high, with civilians near the bases sending video of Ukraine’s successes around the world.
The furthest strike was Belaya Air Base – so far inside Russia that the closest neighbouring country is Mongolia.
Olenya Air Base near Finland and Ivanovo and Dyagilevo near Moscow were also struck in the country’s west.
Ukraine destroyed 41 Russian planes across four key airfields over the weekend