Zelenskyy says Putin ordered attacks on Ukrainian civilians

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims Russia's Vladimir Putin has abandoned the laws of war, urging military leaders to disregard previous limits on air offensives. The allegation is based on an intercepted Kremlin call. Zelenskyy told the Financial Times that Putin gave the order in September as attacks on Kyiv intensified, hitting schools, hospitals, and data centers. The offensive responds to Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries and ports causing fuel shortages. Russia denies targeting civilian sites, but Ukraine documents over 4,700 attacks on schools, and the WHO confirms over 3,000 on healthcare facilities since 2022. Deliberate attacks on civilians constitute war crimes.


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