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suddenly everything exploded and there was smoke, it was like a slow motion movie. we were seated in the back half of the whole, everyone started to run. those who were near had blood on them." there are conflicting reports about what happened. some suggest that vladlen tatarsky, seen in this recording, was handed a statue in a box as a present, but it contained a bomb hidden inside. the bbc has not verified the source of the blast but verified the location. the motive is also unknown. he had a complicated — motive is also unknown. he had a complicated history. - motive is also unknown. he had a complicated history. he - motive is also unknown. he had a complicated history. he was l motive is also unknown. he had a complicated history. he was a i a complicated history. he was a very pro—russian state, until very pro—russian state, until very recently. and very recently vladlen tatarsky was speaking out against russian military strategy and had recently been somewhat critical, according to news reports.
very quietly. because in russia they do not dare say anything either in favour or against the death of this blogger. he had a complicated history, he was very pro— russian state until very recently and very recently tatarsky was speaking out against russian military strategy and had recently been somewhat critical of it according to news reports tonight about this blast. so we do not know whether or not he was possibly assassinated by his own government for having been critical of russian military strategy or whether or not he was killed by, possibly, ukraine or by, as your reporter suggested, anti—war russian activists. we do not know who is claiming
we can speak now to the law and philosophy professor, claire finkelstein, who's an expert in national security law, policy and democratic governance. she's in philadelphia. thank you forjoining us. firstly, how do you think people in russia will react to this news?— this news? very quietly. because _ this news? very quietly. because in _ this news? very quietly. because in russia - this news? very quietly. because in russia they l this news? very quietly. l because in russia they do this news? very quietly. - because in russia they do not essay anything either in favour or against the death of this logger. he had a complicated history, he was very pro— russian state until very recently and very recently vladlen tatarsky was speaking out against russian military strategy and had recently been somewhat critical of it according to news reports tonight about this blast. so we do not know whether or not he was possibly assassinated his own government for having been critical of russian military strategy or whether or not he
repaired. the roads are clear, they're drivable. the apartment buildings are not livable. and we spoke with a man today, a truck driver, who is pointing out his apartment that up until two weeks ago had been covered with plastic wrap. he has plexiglass windows in place to block the freezing temperatures. but these are the towns and the places that are about to get very, very unlivable. when the officials talk about how the russian military strategy right now is to gun for the civilian population, making these cities unlivable, this is what they're talking about in places in the suburbs around kyiv and kherson where there's no electricity, no heat and no water. >> absolutely stunning. i'm sorry. i thought there might be a sound bite coming there. i can't even imagine what they're facing right now. thank you for that, molly. the general, who is joining me here in the studio.
what does this mean for him? >> i think it was so embarrassing for him, that he couldn't put a public face on this. he had his defense minister and the commander of his forces in ukraine come out and discuss the reasons why, and really be the public face to that. it tells me that he's trying to insulate himself from bad news and pin this on his defense minister. >> in the mass atrocities we are uncovering throughout the country, i would imagine would be expected here. you heard president zelenskyy say that the russians had attacked most of their infrastructure, their water supply, their energy, their electricity. is this something we'll see more of as we approach the winter months? >> i do. there's part of this in russian military strategy when you attack critical infrastructure. you start dismantling what they call life support systems, water, sewage, electricity, to
ukraine come out and discuss the reasons why, and really be the public face to that. it tells me that he's trying to insulate himself from bad news and pin this on his defense minister. >> in the mass atrocities we are uncovering throughout the country, i would imagine would be expected here. you heard president zelenskyy say that the russians had attacked most of their infrastructure, their water supply, their energy, their electricity. is this something we'll see more of as we approach the winter months? >> i do. there's part of this in russian military strategy when you attack critical infrastructure. you start dismantling what they call life support systems, water, sewage, electricity, to really make life unbearable. try to create a refugee type of a situation, and just slow the
putin wants to kill us. he wants to eliminate ukraine as a country, and to eliminate ukrainians as a nation. we have to survive. we will withstand. let's help each other. i strongly believe that this is the righteous war. and in this war, ukraine will win. we are fighting for the future of our families, for the future of our kids. we are fighting for our homeland. there is no other way rather than to fight like hell. but you know, mr yatsenyuk, plenty about russian military strategy. you know what happened in aleppo, when the russians, alongside the syrians, bombarded and almost levelled a huge chunk of that syrian city. you know exactly what