Russia to intensify strikes on Ukraine after Zelenskiy interview
The campaign has disrupted life for Kyiv's 3 million residents as both sides trade attacks on energy and infrastructure, officials and Reuters said.
- The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Sunday it will intensify strikes on Kyiv and elsewhere in Ukraine, responding to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's vow to escalate attacks on Russian oil refineries.
- In an interview published Saturday, Zelenskyy told Reuters that Ukraine will double down on striking Russian refineries as a response to Moscow's policy of forcing people to abandon cities.
- Recent strikes on infrastructure, including bridges across the Dnipro river, have disrupted life for the capital's 3 million residents ahead of the upcoming bitter winter months.
- According to the Russian Defense Ministry, military facilities and defense industry sites are the targets of intensified strikes, while both Russia and Ukraine deny targeting civilians.
- The Russian Defense Ministry justified the intensified strikes as retaliation for attacks on civilian targets inside Russia, illustrating the escalating cycle between the two nations.
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Russia to Intensify Strikes on Ukraine After Zelensky Interview
Russia will intensify strikes on Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday, responding to an interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in which he vowed increased attacks on Russian refineries. The ministry said Russian forces would step up attacks on military facilities, defense industry sites and related infrastructure in Kyiv and elsewhere in Ukraine.
Moscow's announcement comes after President Volodimir Zelenski recently declared that Ukraine will target Russian oil refineries in response to Moscow's air attacks. "Following Zelenski's statements, Russian armed forces attacks on military and industrial installations, as well as related infrastructure in Kiev and other regions of Ukraine, will ...
Russia threatens Ukraine and states that only Zelensky is responsible for its attacks on Ukraine.
Russia announced on Sunday that it will intensify attacks on military and industrial objectives as well as related infrastructure in Kiev and other regions of Ukraine. The announcement comes after President Volodimir Zelenski promised to intensify the blows on Russian refineries, in response to what he described as a new strategy of Moscow to force the population to leave Ukrainian cities, reports AFP and News.ro.
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