Vladimir Putin’s officials have threatened escalation after hundreds of drones targeted Moscow overnight in one of the biggest aerial assaults on Russia of the war so far.
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov warned of “massive coordinated strikes on a regular basis” in response to the strikes, which hit the capital’s oil refinery for the second time this week.
Meanwhile, Andrey Gurulyov, a retired lieutenant general and state duma deputy, called for Russia to “strike the enemy mercilessly” in response to the attack.
It comes after Volodymyr Zelensky warned that “Moscow will burn” if attacks continue after Ukraine launched a heavy drone strike on Russia in retaliation for damage done to a historic monastery in Kyiv this week.
Hundreds of drones targeted Moscow overnight, hitting the Russian capital’s oil refinery for the second time this week, in one of the biggest aerial assaults on Russia of the war so far.
The Ukrainian president said: “We don’t want this war, we never did, and everyone knows it, and our partners know it,” Zelenskiy said in a voice message sent to reporters on a WhatsApp group. “But if Ukraine burns, your Moscow will burn.”
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