The head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, assured that Russia would carry out “massive strikes” against Ukraine in response to the Ukrainian drone attack carried out against Moscow this Thursday, June 18.
A new escalation in the conflict? Russia on Thursday, June 18, threatened Ukraine with new “massive strikes” against its military installations after the large-scale Ukrainian attack on the Moscow region.
Asked about this attack, the head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, recalled that President Vladimir Putin had already announced that Russia would carry out “massive strikes” against Ukraine.
“Our armed forces are working on it and will continue to work on it,” Sergey Lavrov declared to journalists, including a representative of the AFP.
The most significant attack in two years
The massive drone attack on Moscow, launched on the night of Wednesday June 17 to Thursday June 18, was the most significant targeting the Russian capital in two years, according to the official Russian news agency TASS. Several projectiles caused numerous fires in the region and disrupted the operation of the main airports, according to the authorities;
A major refinery located in the Moscow region was damaged, said the mayor of the capital, Sergei Sobyanin, without specifying the extent of the damage.
These bombings come at a crucial moment for Vladimir Putin. Indeed, the Russian president is welcoming several senior Asian leaders for a summit in Kazan, 800 kilometers east of Moscow. The discussions concern in particular the continuation of deliveries of Russian hydrocarbons to Asia.
The attack on this refinery constitutes a “fully justified response to Russian attacks on our cities and our communities,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared on social networks.
At least 17 people, including two children, were injured in the Moscow region during these bombings, according to the regional governor.
