Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow vows ‘massive strikes’ as missile attack on Belgorod kills two
Russia’s defence ministry has announced it is preparing “massive strikes” on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in retaliation for a drone campaign by Kyiv attacking warehouses and oil and gas facilities.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the move would be an “appropriate response” to Ukraine’s “path of escalation” and said that Moscow had been “fairly systematic” in attacking Kyiv’s military infrastructure.
Ukraine has targeted online retailers Wildberries – often referred to as Russia’s Amazon – and Ozon, accusing the companies of selling goods that have aided the military, claims that they deny.
This comes as a missile attack killed two people and injured 16 in the city of Belgorod close to the Russian border with Ukraine, acting governor Alexander Shuvayev said.
Sunday’s deaths followed Ukraine’s hit on a commercial facility, which also set ablaze seven warehouses in the city, he added.
Meanwhile, CIA director John Ratcliffe is reported to have floated a trilateral meeting between Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky, and Donald Trump during his mysterious visit to Moscow, according to two sources briefed on the matter cited by Axios.
Talks between Ukraine and Russia were paused in February when the US invaded Iran, and little progress has been made since.
