Zelenski: Russia's New Attack Doctrine Before Winter

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski claimed that Ukrainian intelligence has obtained documents showing that Russian President Vladimir Putin has adopted a "new doctrine" that allows attacking a much wider range of targets before winter.

Zelenski argued that the new strategy included infrastructure, logistics lines, roads, schools and hospitals, and said that Moscow's aim was to force those living in Kiev and other major cities to leave the region.

Russia denies the accusation that it deliberately targeted civilians. The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that the latest attacks were in response to Ukraine's attacks on Russian territory and announced that the operations would continue.

''IF THEY ATTACK OUR ENERGY, WE WILL RETURN THEIR ENERGY''

Zelenski stated that Ukraine would also respond to Moscow's tactical change and listed oil refineries among the priority targets.

Stating that Russian energy facilities played an important role in financing the war, Zelenski emphasized that Ukraine would not attack civilian targets indiscriminately. Last month, US President Donald Trump asked Ukraine to reduce attacks on Russian oil facilities and said that these attacks increased global diesel prices.

OPERATION 'VIVALDI' IN DONBAS

Zelenski also said that the counter-offensive codenamed 'Vivaldi' enabled the recapture of approximately 140 square kilometers of area in Donbas and that the operation continues. Russia, on the other hand, wants the entire Donbas to come under its control as one of the conditions of any peace agreement.

Zelenski also said that they had not received any signals from Moscow that it was ready for peace talks or to stop mutual attacks on energy infrastructure.

F-16s ARE IN ACTION AGAINST NEW RUSSIAN UAVS

According to the Ukrainian administration, Russia has recently begun to intensively use faster, jet-powered Shahid unmanned aerial vehicles. Zelenski stated that Ukraine shot down 60 percent of these UAVs with F-16 and MiG warplanes, but the stocks of 20-millimeter ammunition used in the planes have decreased.

The Kyiv administration is trying to strengthen electronic warfare systems and develop new interceptor UAVs. Zelenski said that two of the five new interceptor UAV models developed reached a success rate of approximately 30 percent in tests.