Ukraine’s Strikes on Legitimate Military Targets in Russia Are a Response to Russian Terror, Foreign Ministry Says
Ukraine’s strikes against legitimate military targets on Russian territory should be viewed as a response to Russia’s terror against civilians and its deliberate attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said, UATV English reports. Speaking at a briefing, Tykhyi cited the civilian casualties caused by Russian attacks in recent days. Fifteen…
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Heorhii Tykhyi, stated that the country's strikes on legitimate military targets within Russia are a direct response to Russia's terror and attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Tykhyi cited numerous civilian casualties caused by Russian attacks, including fifteen in Dnipro, three in Kremenchuk, two 15-year-old girls in Chernihiv, four in Izium, and two in Bilenke, as well as attacks on residential areas in Kyiv, public transport in Zaporizhzhia, and civilian enterprises in Lozova.
Additionally, Russian missiles and drones damaged at least four energy facilities in the Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Poltava regions, leaving approximately 350,000 electricity consumers without power. Tykhyi emphasized that these reports should be understood in the context of the ongoing terror and attacks by Russia.
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