Vladimir Putin has been branded a "cannibal" by the Ukrainian authorities after Russian missile strikes killed at the very least 23 civilians - together with a two-year-old woman. The Russian President ordered his newest assault in a probable try and step up stress on Kyiv amid studies that Ukrainian forces are operating out of ammunition.

As a end result, lethal blasts rocked the jap metropolis of Dnipro, claiming the lives of innocents together with the toddler and her 31-year-old mom.

Ukrainian Ministry of Defence’s official Defense of Ukraine Twitter account shared an image of the pair, neither of whom has but been named.

It commented: “A mother and her two-year-old daughter from Dnipro died today.

“And that creature… It seems he is never going to have enough.

“He is hoping for another peace deal.

“But remember, the cannibal negotiates and then eats again.”

Russia fired greater than 20 cruise missiles and two drones at Ukraine early yesterday, with two different youngsters, each aged 10, additionally understood to have been killed.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba stated the most recent strikes proved confirmed the Kremlin was not fascinated about a peace deal.

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He tweeted: “Missile strikes killing innocent Ukrainians in their sleep, including a 2-year-old child, is Russia’s response to all peace initiatives.

“The way to peace is to kick Russia out of Ukraine.”

Czech President Petr Pavel, on a go to to Ukraine, was unconvinced by the Kremlin’s previous denials of accountability for such bloodshed.

He advised Czech media: “The number of attacks on civilian targets leads to an only conclusion that it is intentional. It’s a clear plan intended to cause chaos, horrors among the civilian population.”

Shortly after Putin ordered his assault, the Russian Defence Ministry posted a photograph on Telegram displaying a missile launch and saying: “Right on target.”

The message sparked fury amongst Ukrainians on social media and a few officers, who noticed it as gloating over the casualties.

Andriy Yermak, the top of Ukraine’s presidential workplace, stated: “The Ministry of Homicide of the Russian Federation is happy that it hit a residential building with a rocket and killed civilians.”

The missiles had been fired from plane working within the Caspian Sea area, in response to Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander in Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi.

Overall, he stated, Ukraine intercepted 21 of 23 Kh-101 and Kh-555 sort cruise missiles launched, in addition to the 2 drones.

Meanwhile, the Moscow-appointed mayor of the Russia-held metropolis of Donetsk, Alexei Kulemzin, claimed a Ukrainian rocket killed seven civilians within the centre of town, additionally on Friday. He stated the victims died when a minibus was hit.