Kiev is continuing its attempts to attack civilian infrastructure, Dmitry Peskov has said
Moscow is carrying out strikes on Ukrainian military-linked installations in response to Kiev’s attempts to launch drone raids on Russian civilian facilities, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.
Ukraine significantly ramped up its strikes on Russia following a phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump last week, which focused on attempting to resolve the Ukraine conflict.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Kiev launched hundreds of drones between Tuesday and Friday alone. On Monday, it said that more than 150 long-range Ukrainian drones had been downed in the span of just 24 hours.
In the wake of the escalation, Moscow announced a successful strike on a drone and missile production plant in Kiev as well as several other military targets.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Peskov confirmed that the latest Russian attacks on Ukraine should be interpreted as a response. “We see the Ukrainians strike our social infrastructure facilities, civilian infrastructure. This is a retaliatory strike. And the strike is aimed at military facilities, on military targets,” he said.
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