{"id":64610,"date":"2026-04-21T19:13:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=64610"},"modified":"2026-04-23T20:04:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:04:21","slug":"russian-terrorism-in-ukraine-a-large-3-ton-bomb-hits-a-residential-neighborhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/04\/21\/russian-terrorism-in-ukraine-a-large-3-ton-bomb-hits-a-residential-neighborhood\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian terrorism in Ukraine: a large 3-ton bomb hits a residential neighborhood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vladimir Putin's dictatorship used various pretexts to justify its large-scale invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24, 2022.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2023\/09\/06\/the-images-of-the-russian-terrorist-attack-against-a-commercial-area-in-kostyantynivka\/\">The images of the Russian terrorist attack against a commercial area in Kostyantynivka<\/a><\/rel><br \/>\n<rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2023\/07\/31\/eva-and-mykhailo-the-story-of-the-two-children-murdered-by-the-russians-in-kostyantynivka\/\">Eva and Mykhailo: the story of the two children murdered by the Russians in Kostyantynivka<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n<p><strong>One of these pretexts was to \"liberate\" the eastern regions of Ukraine<\/strong>, claiming they were predominantly Russian-speaking. The Russian \"liberation\" became a form of warfare focused on <strong>the extermination of the civilian population and the destruction of cities<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2022\/04\/21\/mariupol-before-the-invasion-seen-by-a-photographer-killed-by-the-russians\/\">Four years ago, we already saw the case of Mariupol<\/a>, savagely razed by the Russian army.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#39;s like the beginning of an apocalypse: Russia has attacked Kostyantynivka with banned phosphorus, which incinerates all living things, and dropped a FAB-1500 bomb on the city.<\/p>\n<p>Terrible. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pbTswkilNt\">pic.twitter.com\/pbTswkilNt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; J\u00fcrgen Nauditt \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@jurgen_nauditt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jurgen_nauditt\/status\/2027397579160318128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Since November, <strong>the city of Kostyantynivka, in the Donetsk region, has been suffering a very similar ordeal<\/strong>, but this time much of the foreign media and many international political leaders have chosen to look the other way. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jurgen_nauditt\/status\/2027397579160318128\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">At the end of February, Russia launched white phosphorus bombs against residential areas of the city<\/a> (above), incendiary munitions that use a solid chemical substance and <strong>whose use against the civilian population is a war crime<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Vladimir Putin's dictatorship has taken its terrorist strategy to devastate that Ukrainian city a step further. Yesterday, images were released showing <strong>Russia dropping a massive 3-ton bomb on a residential neighborhood in Kostyantynivka<\/strong>, completely obliterating it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/feniksdpsu\/1860\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The images were recorded by the Phoenix border unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces<\/a>, which operates reconnaissance and attack drones in the area.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"uk\" dir=\"ltr\">\u0420\u043e\u0441\u0456\u044f\u043d\u0438 \u0432\u0434\u0430\u0440\u0438\u043b\u0438 3-\u0442\u043e\u043d\u043d\u043e\u044e \u0430\u0432\u0456\u0430\u0431\u043e\u043c\u0431\u043e\u044e \u043f\u043e \u041a\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044f\u043d\u0442\u0438\u043d\u0456\u0432\u0446\u0456, \u0437\u043d\u0456\u0441\u0448\u0438 \u0446\u0456\u043b\u0438\u0439 \u043a\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0430\u043b \u0431\u0430\u0433\u0430\u0442\u043e\u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0445\u0456\u0432\u043e\u043a<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M2WJFmAw8M\">https:\/\/t.co\/M2WJFmAw8M<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0nIasMCrSz\">pic.twitter.com\/0nIasMCrSz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u0426\u0435\u043d\u0437\u043e\u0440.\u041d\u0415\u0422 \u270d\ufe0f (@censor_net) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/censor_net\/status\/2046527777675825559?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\"<strong>The occupiers are mercilessly bombarding the city, which has suffered for so long<\/strong>, with artillery, multiple rocket launchers, heavy machine guns, and anti-aircraft bombs, practically razing it to the ground. <strong>Pilots from the Phoenix border unit recorded another bombing of the city with heavy aerial bombs.<\/strong> At the same time, several devastating attacks occurred that shook the entire city. <strong>We are recording these war crimes so that the enemy will not escape punishment in the future<\/strong>,\"<\/em> the Phoenix unit stated yesterday on <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/feniksdpsu\/1860\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">its Telegram channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55222027914_725668e02a_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55222027914_eeb92eba88_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Serhiy Yakovenko, from the Ukrainian media outlet censor.net, <a href=\"https:\/\/censor.net\/ua\/videonews\/3611574\/naslidky-udaru-3-tonnoyu-bomboyu-po-kostyantynivtsi-tsenzor-net\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">has indicated that the Russian bomb used in this attack may have been a FAB-3000<\/a>. <strong>This is a high-explosive aerial bomb weighing 3 tons<\/strong>, designed to attack fortified positions but used by the Russian invaders against residential neighborhoods. <em>\"<strong>An explosion of this magnitude caused the virtual disappearance of an entire city block.<\/strong> Multi-story residential buildings were reduced to their foundations,\"<\/em> Yakovenko notes. <strong>Above these lines we can see the explosion, and below we see two images of the ruins of the city<\/strong>, images that are very reminiscent of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2022\/04\/21\/asi-era-mariupol-antes-de-la-invasion-vista-por-un-fotografo-asesinado-por-los-rusos\/\">the destruction of Mariupol four years ago<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55221939028_f9384a4c7a_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55221939028_6cc4f5210a_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55222027919_8e969632fb_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55222027919_937d9e27a7_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As has been the case with other Russian attacks, <strong>the reaction of many media outlets and international leaders to this attack is, once again, silence<\/strong>. International attention remains focused on Iran and Lebanon, and many seem to have lost all interest in Ukraine. Just a few days ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/bulletin\/news\/ukraine-war-briefing-jd-vance-aid-b2958355.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US Vice President James D. Vanece claimed to be proud of having cut off US military aid to Ukraine<\/a>, while Russia seized the opportunity to intensify its attacks against the Ukrainian civilian population. Reagan would be ashamed if he saw this.<\/p>\n<p>In Spain, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sanchezcastejon\/status\/2045821225579241976\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">while calling for reprisals against Israel<\/a> for attacking the Iranian dictatorship and Hezbollah terrorists, <strong>the socialist Pedro S\u00e1nchez remains silent about these Russian crimes<\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/03\/11\/pedro-sanchez-cuts-spains-bridges-with-israel-but-maintains-them-with-russia-and-iran\/\">maintains diplomatic relations with the Russian aggressors<\/a> as if nothing had happened, at the same time that <a href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/economia\/2026-04-16\/rusia-envia-a-espana-el-mayor-cargamento-de-gas-de-la-historia-en-el-primer-mes-de-guerra-en-oriente-proximo.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spain breaks records for importing Russian gas<\/a> (helping Putin finance his aggression against the Ukrainian people) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/04\/13\/pedro-sanchez-doesnt-call-for-human-rights-in-china-but-he-proposes-a-measure-that-would-weaken-democracies-at-the-un\/\">strengthens ties with the Chinese communist dictatorship, a major ally of Russia<\/a>. All this while publicly and repeatedly, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sanchezcastejon\/status\/2045557585772712295\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">S\u00e1nchez boasts of being on the \"right side of history\"<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vladimir Putin&#8217;s dictatorship used various pretexts to justify its large-scale invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24, 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10373],"tags":[16122,26819,22307,19815,2721,16153,15307,7887],"class_list":["post-64610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","tag-donetsk","tag-fab-3000","tag-james-david-vance","tag-kostyantynivka","tag-pedro-sanchez-castejon","tag-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-of-2022","tag-ukraine","tag-vladimir-putin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64610"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64610"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64610\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}