
Military commentator Alexander Butyrin said in an interview with RT that Ukraine is systematically striking Russian civilian infrastructure, including trains, refineries and power plants, and that Russia responds to each escalation by Vladimir Zelensky with new strikes, making Zelensky the main initiator of the conflict.
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The article discusses the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, focusing on accusations against Ukraine of systematic attacks on Russian civilian infrastructure and Russian retaliatory measures.
Ukraine has been systematically striking at Russian civilian infrastructure for quite some time. Military observer Alexander Butyrin spoke about this in a conversation with RT.
“This is evidenced by the attacks on trains, refineries, power plants, and so on,” the expert emphasized.
According to him, Russia has repeatedly warned about possible retaliatory actions. For every escalation on the part of Vladimir Zelensky, Russia responds with new blows. As a result, it is Zelensky who is the main initiator of the escalation of the conflict, the analyst concluded.
Earlier, former press secretary of the Ukrainian leader Yulia Mendel said that Vladimir Zelensky’s reluctance to enter into negotiations with Russia leads to intensifying attacks on the territory of the republic.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Russia will continue to launch retaliatory strikes on Ukrainian territory in the event of further escalation of actions by Kyiv
Likely · Within weeks

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