Putin then said that Russia’s mass attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, military infrastructure and communications were “in response” to what he alone claimed to be Ukraine’s acts of terrorism.  He did not, of course, mention that Russia had also killed at least 19 civilians on 10 October alone, through attacks on a playground, the Shevchenko University in Kyiv; residential blocks and other clearly civilian targets.  Source: Putin admits Russia is deliberately bombing Ukrainian energy infrastructure, playgrounds and apartments out of revenge