Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government by Mike Brest
The Russian military launched an increased number of missile strikes in Ukraine toward the end of June, with some of them striking heavily populated civilian structures.
U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Michael Carpenter, told the Special Permanent Council on Tuesday that Russian forces had launched “at least 100 missiles” during the final weekend of June. A Pentagon official confirmed to the Washington Examiner on Tuesday that there was an “uptick” in attacks recently.
“The Kremlin has shown it has one objective, and one objective only: attempt to gain through fear what it cannot achieve on the battlefield — the subjugation of Ukraine,” Carpenter explained. “The Kremlin’s message is clear: For as long as this war continues, no part of Ukraine will be safe from the brutality of the Russian government and its armed forces, the depravity of Russia’s leadership, and the callousness of Russia’s paid apologists in this council.”