Ambassador Miroshnik: Kyiv attacked Russia almost nine thousand times in a week
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Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik said that over the past week Kyiv has attacked Russia almost nine thousand times, including the days of the State Duma elections, trying to prevent voting by striking civilian targets.
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Why It Matters
The statement was made in the context of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, with an emphasis on attempts to influence internal political processes in Russia through military action.
Ambassador at Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik said that over the past week Kyiv attacked Russia almost nine thousand times.
The diplomat emphasized that the Ukrainian side sought to prevent the holding of elections to the State Duma by striking civilian targets.
MOSCOW, September 23 - RIA Novosti. The Kiev regime last week, including on the days of the State Duma elections, attacked Russia almost nine thousand times, that’s up to 1,270 times a day, Ambassador at Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik told RIA Novosti.
“During this week, we again reached a certain peak - almost 9 thousand arrivals. This is somewhere around 1250-1270 arrivals per day,” Miroshnik said.
The diplomat emphasized that the Ukrainian side was trying in every possible way to prevent the holding of elections by military means.
“We saw an increase (of arrivals - ed.) somewhere in May. In August it reached a certain peak... The number shows that this is a planned action. Kyiv, with the support or blessing of its Western sponsors, made, among other things, military efforts to prevent people from going to vote,” he noted.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Russia may step up its retaliatory measures against Ukrainian targets in response to the increase in attacks.
Likely · Within days
Open Questions
- What types of weapons were used in the attacks?
- Is there any independent verification of the claimed number of attacks?
- What specific civilian objects were affected?
- Which Western countries are said to support Ukraine in this context?
