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'For the children' written on missile that hit stationMissile near Kramatorsk station reading 'for the children'Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty ImagesWriting on a missile dropped near Kramatorsk station reads: 'For the children'Image caption: Writing on a missile dropped near Kramatorsk station reads: 'For the children'The remnants of one of the missiles dropped near Kramatorsk station appears to have the words "for the children" written on it in Russian.The phrase - "za detei" in Russian - suggests it was fired in support of children, or in retaliation to an attack on children, rather than aimed at children.Ukrainian officials say the railway station strike in Kramatorsk has killed at least 39 people including four children. The station was being used to evacuate civilians from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, where fighting has intensified in recent days.
Pictured: Aftermath of Kramatorsk station strike
Tochka-U rockets are extremely inaccurate, regularly missing their targets by half-a-kilometre or more, according to Amnesty International weapons experts.
It could have been Russian rockets aimed at a different target.
The source said the commander of Russia’s southern military district, Gen Alexander Dvornikov, now leads the invasion.“That particular commander has a lot of experience of Russian operations in Syria
Looking at photos of the types of SAMs used by both the Ukrainians and Russians.Wondering if the missile section with the "For the children" written on it could be part of a Ukrainian SAM but so far no exact matchesAlways the possibility the missile went off target and/or was hit was a SAM.
OTR-21 Tochk (NATO Scarab). A suppose to be accurate to 150 meters, B 95m, C 70mUsed by both Ukraine and Russia although Russian claimed they were taken out of service but it is assumed they've been back in service for used in Ukraine.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OTR-21_Tochka
I can't be bothered to find the sources again but there's plenty of redditors claiming there's picture evidence of the missiles being brought along for the invasion. Probably on /r/news, /r/worldnews or /r/ukraine
Reports both Finland and Sweden expected to apply for NATO membershiphttps://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-61032786?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=625425aa5fbc655faa020e08%26Could%20Sweden%20and%20Finland%20join%20Nato%3F%262022-04-11T22%3A10%3A56.238Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:2278cbd7-66f2-4d08-a3e6-c5762b6248c4&pinned_post_asset_id=625425aa5fbc655faa020e08&pinned_post_type=share
Unverified reports from remnants of Azov Battalion in Mariupol that chemical weapons were used against the city.
President Putin has made a rare public appearance alongside the leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, and described Russia's military goals in Ukraine as noble.He said peace talks had reached a dead end, saying Ukraine had made "fake claims" about war crimes and extended demands for security guarantees.Meanwhile Lukashenko said allegations of atrocities in northern Ukraine were "a psychological operation carried out by the English"
