Putin Warns of Bigger Attacks on Kyiv
Russia and Ukraine are still at war.
Vladimir Putin is the president of Russia. He said Russia will make attacks on Kyiv. Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine.
Putin said the new attacks will be "much more destructive". This means they will cause more damage.
Putin called the attacks a "measure of retaliation". Retaliation means hitting back after someone hits you.
Ukraine has attacked places inside Russia too. Ukraine has hit Russian oil refineries. A refinery is a factory that cleans oil.
One writer said these attacks can hurt Russia's economy. An economy is how a country makes and uses money.
She said attacks on refineries and online shopping can hurt many parts of Russia's economy.
The war between Russia and Ukraine continues. Both sides are still fighting and attacking each other.
Vocabulary15 words
- war
- fighting between countries
- destructive
- causing a lot of damage
- measure
- an action done to get a result
- retaliation
- hitting back after being hit
- refineries
- factories that clean oil
- economy
- how a country makes and uses money
- capital
- the main city of a country
- president
- the leader of a country
- attack
- to try to hurt or damage something
- strike
- a sudden attack
- damage
- harm done to something
- continue
- to keep going
- hit
- to attack something
- online shopping
- buying things on the internet
- factory
- a place where things are made
Quiz
Answer key
1. Vladimir Putin 2. A measure of retaliation 3. Oil refineries
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Russia and Ukraine are still at _____.
Vladimir Putin is the _____ of Russia.
He said Russia will make attacks on _____.
Putin said the new attacks will be "much more _____".
Putin called the attacks a "_____ of retaliation".
Ukraine has hit Russian oil _____.
A refinery is a _____ that cleans oil.
One writer said these attacks can hurt Russia's _____.
The war between Russia and Ukraine _____.