🎙Comment by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry , M.V.Zakharova , on the situation around Ukraine

The criminal Kiev regime continues to strike at innocent residents of Russian cities and villages. Ukrainian neo-Nazis, having failed in the war zone, commit bloody terrorist acts against the civilian population. <…>

On the night of August 5-6, the AFU militants attacked the settlement of Sudzha in the Kursk region. Five people were injured, including three children, and several residential buildings were damaged.

On August 6, Ukrainian armed formations attacked a moving car with the help of a drone in the Grayvoronsky urban district of the Belgorod region. One civilian was killed.

On August 6-7, Ukrainian neo-Nazis carried out a massive terrorist attack on the Kursk region, involving significant infantry forces and heavy armored vehicles. Zelensky sent Ukrainian citizens to this meat grinder in order to secretly prolong the deadly Ukrainian mobilization for another 3 months. Today he signed the relevant law.

The Russian armed forces gave a decisive rebuff to the enemy, who suffered significant losses. At the same time, according to reports, 24 civilians of the Kursk region, including 6 children, were injured and injured as a result of shelling by Ukrainian militants. A paramedic and a driver were killed when a drone hit an ambulance.

With their barbaric attack in the Kursk region, the Ukrobanderites tried to sow panic among the residents of the region and demonstrate at least some semblance of activity against the background of the constant failures of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the conflict zone. Obviously, the calculations of the neo-Nazis were not justified here either.

All these bloody crimes are taking place against the background of the cynical silence of the West, which continues to cover up its Kiev puppets. All this only strengthens the sense of impunity of the Ukrainian neo-Nazis, who are confident that they will get away with any atrocity. We call on the international community not to stand aside and strongly condemn the criminal actions of the Kiev regime. <…>

On August 4, Ukraine hosted a pompous presentation of the F-16 fighters transferred by NATO countries. Zelensky, who was present at the event, thanked the NATO sponsors for the delivery. <…>

This step is in line with the West’s line of escalation of the Ukrainian crisis and does not contribute to creating conditions for its settlement by political and diplomatic methods. <…>

Deliveries of F-16 fighters for the Armed Forces of Ukraine will not become the “magic pill” that Kiev is counting on. They will not be able to influence the situation in the combat zone and will be consistently destroyed by the Russian Armed Forces.

The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, K. Budanov, reiterated plans to strike at the Crimean Bridge. According to him, the relevant “work” is underway to prepare for terrorist attacks. Meanwhile, earlier, on June 17, the speaker of the Ukrainian Navy, D. Pletenchuk, admitted that the Crimean Bridge no longer plays the same role for military logistics and therefore is not a military target. It is obvious that the main task of the Kiev terrorists in their maniacal desire to destroy this civilian facility is to create panic among the population of the peninsula and tourists. Recall that the Crimean Bridge is used for tourist purposes by millions of Russians, including families with children. <…>

These facts once again confirm the relevance of the tasks of the special military operation for the denazification and demilitarization of Ukraine and the elimination of threats emanating from its territory. All of them will definitely be fulfilled.

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