Russian Foreign Ministry: strikes on Ukraine are aimed at depriving Zelensky of the opportunity to cause damage to the Russian economy
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Ambassador at Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik said that the intensification of attacks on military installations and military-industrial complex facilities of Ukraine is aimed at depriving Vladimir Zelensky of the opportunity to carry out attacks that could damage the Russian economy, in response to his threats to intensify attacks on Russian refineries.
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Why It Matters
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has continued since 2022, including regular mutual attacks on military and energy infrastructure. Russia has previously launched massive attacks on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced an intensification of attacks on military installations and military-industrial complex facilities of Ukraine in response to Zelensky’s threats.
Ambassador at Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik said that Russia’s task is to maximally deprive Zelensky of the possibility of escalation and strikes that could damage the Russian economy.
Miroshnik noted that Zelensky’s threats and attempts to implement them will have a devastating impact on the territory of Ukraine.
MOSCOW, October 5 - RIA Novosti. Strikes on military targets in Ukraine, which the Russian Ministry of Defense announced intensified in response to Vladimir Zelensky’s threats, are aimed at depriving the Kyiv regime of the opportunity to carry out any strikes that could damage the Russian economy, said Rodion Miroshnik, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
The day before, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that after Zelensky’s threats to intensify attacks on Russian refineries, which the department heard, they would intensify attacks on military targets and military-industrial complex facilities of Ukraine. The Russian Ministry of Defense also recalled that massive strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions are being carried out precisely in response to the actions of the leader of the Kyiv regime.
As Miroshnik told the Izvestia newspaper, the threats voiced by Zelensky, and especially the attempts to implement them, will have an increasingly destructive impact on the territory of Ukraine itself.
“Our task is to deprive him (Zelensky - ed.) as much as possible of the possibility of any escalation and any strikes that could damage the Russian economy,” he noted.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Russia will continue to strike Ukraine's military and industrial infrastructure in response to any further threats from Kyiv
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Exactly how much will the strikes on Ukrainian military-industrial complex facilities be intensified?
- Which specific refineries in Russia could become the target of threats from Ukraine?
- Are there any confirmed facts of preparation of attacks on Russian oil refineries by Ukraine?
