Russia threatens nuclear strike on Ukraine in 48 hours: "Wipe cities off Earth"

 

Russian state television has issued a chilling warning that nuclear weapons could be deployed to "wipe Ukrainian cities off the face of the earth" and eliminate Volodymyr Zelensky "in his bunker." The alarming threat emerges as Vladimir Putin faces setbacks in the conflict and acknowledges his inability to subdue Ukraine through conventional missiles, drones, and ground forces.

In the broadcast, Putin's propaganda figures brazenly refer to themselves as the "Nuclear Maniacs Club." Kremlin TV military analyst Col. Mikhail Khodarenok acknowledged to millions of viewers that Putin's approach over four years of warfare has not achieved its objectives.

He proposed a threat comparable to the one Donald Trump made to Iran, though the Russian blueprint for destroying Ukraine involves the potential deployment of nuclear weapons. "The Ukrainian leadership will be faced with the question of whether the country will be left in complete ruins, or we move to some kind of peace agreement," he said. "The task isn't solvable with conventional weapons, the ones we have, so perhaps we should switch to special [nuclear] weapons and end this conflict within ten days, by May 1?"

Putin's chief TV propagandist, Vladimir Solovyov, responded: "Welcome to our Nuclear Maniacs Club. I've been calling for this for a long time." Khodarenok - a retired air defense forces commander - stated he no longer supported "caution." "If the [Ukrainian] leadership, the military-political leadership, certain high-ranking officials, political leaders, are hiding in underground bunkers, located at considerable depths... How can they be reached there, except with special weapons...?" 

Russian state television has issued a chilling warning that nuclear weapons could be deployed. "For me, the time has come when the use of special weapons should not be considered an out-of-the-ordinary occurrence. "Because the conflict must be ended, ended as quickly as possible. This will save tens of thousands of lives. This will protect our country's infrastructure from attacks." Both he and Solovyov declared, "We don't care" regarding international backlash.

They suggested Ukraine should receive a Trump-style ultimatum to accept a Moscow-imposed peace agreement, effectively capitulating to Putin's demands, or face nuclear attacks within 48 hours. Solovyov issued a stark warning: "Citizens living in Kyiv, Odesa, Mykolaiv, and Kharkiv, leave your cities immediately.

"They will be wiped off the face of the earth."

 -Antonio Scancariello and Will Stewart, Newsbreak, Military