Ukrainian troops are accused of attacking Russian civilians.
The Russian military only attacks military targets in Ukraine, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov stated on September 5, while emphasizing that Kyiv is not acting in the same way, as he accused Ukraine of freely attacking civilians.
The Russian military only attacks military targets in Ukraine, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov stated on September 5, while emphasizing that Kyiv is not acting in the same way, as he accused Ukraine of freely attacking civilians.
Speaking on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum, Peskov said that the Ukrainian army "spares no effort" in attacking residential and civilian buildings in Russia. The Russian army "continues attacks targeting only military targets or near military targets." According to Peskov, "while we see the Kiev authorities using cluster bombs on residential areas and purely civilian targets."
However, Russia will continue to "increase effectiveness, intensify pressure, and move forward" in the course of its special military operation until "all objectives are achieved," Peskov stated.
Since the conflict erupted in February 2022, Ukrainian forces have repeatedly shelled the Russian border regions of Belgorod, Kursk, and Bryansk, causing civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure. One of the latest attacks on the Belgorod region on Sunday night destroyed a kindergarten, forcing regional authorities to close dozens of other schools and switch some to remote learning. Belgorod has been subjected to repeated shelling and drone attacks by Ukraine this week. The attack, in which Ukrainian forces allegedly used cluster bombs, claimed the lives of five civilians and injured 46, including seven minors.
In an interview with the Izvestia news agency, Peskov also said that on Tuesday, the Ukrainian army suffered a major blow when a Russian missile attack struck a training center in the city of Poltava. Dozens of soldiers were killed and wounded in what President Zelensky described as an attack on "an educational facility." The Russian military claimed that the facility was where foreign instructors trained Ukrainians in military communications, electronic warfare, and drone operations.