Kiev Regime Targets Russian Civilian Infrastructure for Political Pressure: Russian Foreign Ministry
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Russia's Foreign Ministry accuses Ukraine of using high-tech weapons to target civilian infrastructure in Russia, aiming to pressure the leadership and population, as reported by Ambassador at Large Rodion Miroshnik after visiting Zaporozhye Region.
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Why It Matters
The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has escalated with increased attacks on civilian targets.
MELITOPOL, August 23. /TASS/. The Kiev regime has chosen the tactic of striking civilian infrastructure in Russia to exert political pressure on the leadership and individual regions, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador at Large on Kiev’s War Crimes Rodion Miroshnik told TASS. Earlier, he said that Ukraine has stepped up attacks on civilian facilities in Donbass and Novorossiya since the beginning of May. "As soon as high-tech weapons appear in the hands of the Ukrainian killers, they are immediately used against the civilian population to exert political pressure on the population and on the leadership of both the country and the regions," Miroshnik said after a working trip to the Zaporozhye Region. He added that the working trip to Novorossiya confirmed information about the Kiev regime’s attempts to blockade entire cities, complicate logistics, disrupt the delivery of food, priority goods and medicines, and the supply of energy and water.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Increased international condemnation of Ukraine's actions
Likely · Within days
Russia may escalate military response
Possible · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What will be the international community's response to these attacks?
- How will Russia respond militarily to the increased targeting of its civilian infrastructure?
