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LAVROV: RUSSIA WILL RESPOND TO UKRAINE'S ATTACKS

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06/18/2026

16:28

LAVROV: RUSSIA WILL RESPOND TO UKRAINE'S ATTACKS

KAZAN, JUNE 18 /SRNA – RIA Novosti/ - Russia will begin regular strikes on targets in Ukraine that are essential to the combat capability of its armed forces, as a response to attacks from Kiev, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

“It is no coincidence that, some time ago, after another terrorist attack by Kiev, President Vladimir Putin announced that we will now regularly carry out mass strikes on targets that directly affect the combat capability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” Lavrov told reporters on the sidelines of the Russia–Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit.

Lavrov’s statement came after a new large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow.