Putin Just Explained Exactly Why He Rejected Ukraine’s Offer to Stop the Strikes — “Ours Are Much More Powerful”

Ukraine offered to stop its drone campaign if Russia halted its own long-range strikes. Putin's rejection was chillingly frank: our strikes hurt more. A day later Russia proved the point — 74 missiles and nearly 500 drones on Kyiv, reportedly including 12 hypersonic Zircons that all found their targets. This sober analysis lays out the hard math: Russia's missile production rivals NATO's combined output, its army still grinds forward in the Donbas, and whatever Ukraine does to Russia, Russia can answer tenfold.