Russia's Ministry of Defense released a statement following precisions strikes across Ukraine:


> "The Russian Ministry of Defense has noted V. Zelensky’s statement that the Kiev regime would intensify strikes on Russian oil refineries in response to attacks on Ukraine’s military-industrial facilities in Kiev—where UAVs and missile systems used to attack Russia are manufactured—as well as on infrastructure supporting the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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> In response to these threats, the Russian Ministry of Defense reiterates that the massive strikes launched against Kiev and other Ukrainian regions are a direct response to the actions of the Kiev regime’s leader
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> This refers to V. Zelensky’s attempts to disrupt the State Duma elections through terrorist strikes on civilian targets within Russia
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> It refers to targeted missile and UAV strikes on local polling stations, which resulted in the deaths of six completely peaceful civilians
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> It refers to attempts to orchestrate a massive attack using over 1,600 Ukrainian strike UAVs against civilian targets in Moscow between September 19 and 20
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> It refers to attempted terrorist attacks using strike UAVs aimed at disrupting the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg in June 2026
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> Finally, just last night, the Kiev regime launched a deliberate terrorist strike on residential areas of the city of Belgorod, where there are no military facilities
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> This strike resulted in civilian casualties—both dead and wounded—and caused damage to apartment buildings, private homes, and personal vehicles
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> Following Zelensky’s statement today, strikes by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation against military and military-industrial facilities, as well as associated infrastructure in Kiev and other regions of Ukraine, will be intensified. The people of Ukraine should blame only the head of the Kiev regime for this
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> It is Zelensky who bears full personal and political responsibility for this"


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