Vladimir Putin has been urged to launch a tactical nuclear weapon inside Russia to thwart Ukrainian forces who have invaded the Russian region of Kursk.
Putin warned Ukraine of “major provocation” on Thursday as intense cross border attack enters its third day in the region of Kursk which has seen more than 3,000 residents evacuated.
Ukrainian soldiers have moved more than six miles inside Russia and broke through two defensive lines, as such a state of emergency has been declared as fierce fighting is underway, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
More than 1,000 Ukrainian troops crossed into the Russian Federation near to the town of Sudzha, the Kremlin has confirmed.
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On Friday the regional governor of Kursk, Alexey Smirnov said that a federal emergency has been declared.
He said, “The region has a federal level of response. This decision was made by the Government Commission for the Prevention and Elimination of Emergency Situations and Ensuring Fire Safety at an extraordinary meeting.”
Russian propagandist Sergey Mardan has urged for the Russian President to fire a tactical nuclear weapon in the Kursk region to destroy Ukrainian forces, adding that this is a “logical” step forward.
Mardan said, “Those warheads that could possibly be attached to some Russian missiles are capable of doing a little bit more damage,” he explained.
“And as for all the opinions that have been discussed over the last two years about the impossibility of a nuclear strike by Russia, what could be the consequences, what could be the reaction of the West and the global South in particular?
“Well, everyone will be upset, of course, a little bit. But in general, they will say ‘OK. it’s logical’.
“Therefore, a scenario in which a strike is launched against AFU military facilities with the use of nuclear warheads ceases to be theoretical, ceases to be unlikely.”
