The attack on Ukraine’s apartment has killed 40 people. Russia and Ukraine blame each other. Who did it？

　　BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua)-According to a comprehensive report, the residential building in Dnepro, Ukraine was suddenly attacked by missiles, causing a large number of civilian casualties. Who did this? Russia and Ukraine have their own words.

　　The Russian side hinted that the Ukrainian air defense missile hit the residential building when intercepting the target, while the Ukrainian side hinted that the cruise missile launched by the Russian side hit the apartment. This plot is somewhat similar to the Polish missile Oolong two months ago, when Russia and Ukraine also said the same thing … …

　　"The deadliest civilian casualties"

　　The apartment building in Dnepro, Ukraine, was suddenly attacked by missiles on the 14th, causing a large number of civilian casualties. Ukrainian emergency services announced on the 16th that the death toll from the attack on apartment buildings has increased to 40. In addition, 39 people have been rescued, 75 people have been injured and 46 others are still missing.

　　Reuters said that this was "the deadliest civilian casualties" since the Ukrainian crisis. The missile instantly razed the nine-story building to the ground.

　　"We all live in such a building, and we are all imagining what would happen if this happened to us. This is terrible, "said nearby resident Polina.

　　Ukraine accused a missile launched by Russia of hitting a civilian apartment in Ukraine and described the incident as an "act of terrorism".

　　Tymoshenko, deputy director of the Ukrainian President’s Office, posted a message on his official social account that the apartment building was hit by Russian missiles.

　　Ukrainian President Zelensky accused Russia of being "too timid to speak out" about the attack.

　　Zelensky also took this opportunity to say that the Dnepro attack highlighted the need for the West to speed up the supply of weapons. This also proves that Ukraine needs more weapons to defeat the Russian army at present.

　　Uzbekistan: "We are not capable of doing this."

　　Is it Russia’s responsibility to hit the residential building this time? The senior adviser to the President of Ukraine accidentally let it slip.

　　Alexei Arresto, a senior adviser to the Ukrainian President, said a few days ago that after the Ukrainian air defense system intercepted a Russian missile, a residential building exploded and the missile finally hit the site. “‘ Missile ’ Was shot down. It obviously landed in the apartment block. But it exploded when it fell, "he said.

　　CNN said that Arresto’s remarks aroused the anger of many Ukrainian government and military officials, who accused them of tarnishing the image of the Ukrainian army and identifying Ukraine as a guilty party.

　　Mayor Dnepro even criticized the presidential adviser as a "narcissistic animal and smelly mouth" and urged the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) to intervene.

　　In order to refute Arresto’s remarks, the Ukrainian Air Force also publicly stated that the Ukrainian army did not have the means to intercept Russian KH-22 cruise missiles.

　　According to the Air Force, on January 14th, five Russian Tu-22m3 long-range bombers launched five Kh-22 cruise missiles over Kursk and the Sea of Azov. One of the Kh-22 missiles hit a high-rise building in Dnepro. "Since Russia began military operations, more than 210 such missiles have been launched into Ukraine, and none of them have been shot down by our air defense system."

　　Under the pressure of many parties, Arresto also quickly apologized and said that his words were only a "version" of the incident, not the final truth. However, he later retracted his apology, insisting that his remarks were carefully worded and did not deny that "Russia is the real culprit".

　　Russia: "They all admitted it themselves."

　　Russia’s response to Ukraine’s accusation is also very clear, not only denying the attack on the apartment building, but also suggesting that Ukrainian officials themselves admit that it was "you did it".

　　Peskov, press secretary of the Russian President and spokesman of the Kremlin, said that the Ukrainian government should be responsible for this deadly explosion.

　　Peskov told reporters: "The targets of the Russian armed forces are only aimed at military targets. You have also seen some statements from the Ukrainian side. They said that this tragedy is the result of Ukrainian air defense missile operations."

　　The Russian Defense Ministry also stated that the missile attack on the 14th was aimed at the command and control system of the Ukrainian military and related energy infrastructure. "All the designated targets have been hit."

　　This plot looks familiar.

　　The missile attack on the apartment in Dnepro looks very similar to the Polish missile storm two months ago. The same plot is that Russia and Ukraine hold their own words and think each other is the culprit. The biggest difference is that one occurred in Ukraine and the other occurred in Poland, a NATO country. The latter is more noisy and the survey results are faster.

　　On November 15, 2022, a missile exploded in the eastern part of Poland near the Ukrainian border, killing two people. As soon as the missile explosion happened, Polish media and officials said that it might be that "Russian missiles" fell into Polish territory.

　　Ukrainian President Zelensky also promptly issued a document, blaming Russia. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba further denied that the missile was launched by the Ukrainian air defense system, calling it a "conspiracy theory" promoted by Russia.

　　However, the Russian Defense Ministry immediately issued a statement denying that the Russian army did not use lethal weapons to attack targets in the border areas of Wooper. Some Polish media reports are "deliberately provocative".

　　US President Biden also "hit the face" of the Ukrainian side, saying that "from the ballistic trajectory, it (missile) is unlikely to be launched from Russia." Preliminary investigations by the United States and NATO show that the explosion may have been caused by a Ukrainian missile. However, Ukraine does not intend to "take responsibility", and NATO does not want to make a big deal. This matter finally went away.