We have been reporting today about the potential for Vladimir Putin to launch a nuclear attack and what the consequences of that might be.
Now, footage shared by the BBC’s Francis Scarr, who analyses Russian television, shows a Russian TV presenter calling for more strikes in the country.
During a panel discussion on Russia’s state television, Bogdan Bezpalko said the strikes on Monday “could not be a one-off”.
“It needs to be constant, for two to five weeks in order to disable all their infrastructure entirely,” he said.
“All their combined heat and power stations, thermal power stations, electrical power stations, all the traction substations, all power lines, all railway hubs.
“And then Ukraine will descend into cold and darkness. They won’t be able to bring in ammunition or fuel, and then the Ukrainian army will turn into a crowd of armed men with chunks of iron.
“This needs to be done constantly, not just once.”
Mr Bezpalko added that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would use the recent attacks on the country to “request even more money and arms” and therefore it was important to “batter them constantly”.
Just another totally normal day on Russian TV
Talking head Bogdan Bezpalko says Ukraine needs to be “constantly battered” by missile strikes for several weeks so that the country “descends into cold and darkness” pic.twitter.com/aP8mdzVPsq
— Francis Scarr (@francis_scarr) October 12, 2022