Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s answer to a media question regarding missile strikes of the Kiev regime targeting Lugansk and the Kherson Region

Question: Today, the Kiev regime carried out yet more attacks on civilians in Lugansk and the Kherson Region, resulting in the loss of many innocent lives. What is the Foreign Ministry’s take on these terrorist attacks?

Maria Zakharova: Given the go-ahead from Washington to kill civilians with Western weapons, the Kiev regime has once more revealed its inhumane Nazi nature.

As you may be aware, on the morning of June 7, another cynical and bloody crime occurred: a terrorist attack on residential areas of Lugansk carried out by American ATACMS missiles.

Following this barbaric attack, three people lost their lives, while 35 others, including three children, sustained injuries, and destruction ensued. The most severe damage was done to a five-storey residential building, with an entire entrance collapsing. Additionally, damage was inflicted on another apartment building, two schools, three kindergartens, as well as college and university buildings.

Later that evening, the Kiev regime targeted the village of Sadovoye in the Kherson Region, resulting in the loss of 19 lives, according to preliminary reports.

It’s imperative for the global community to understand that these were meticulously orchestrated and premeditated terrorist acts intended for intimidation. NATO’s involvement is glaringly apparent. As mentioned previously, we are fully aware that the flight missions of long-range missiles, including ATACMS, are formed with direct involvement from American, British, and other Western specialists.

The indiscriminate and brutal shelling of populated areas in Donbass, the Belgorod, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, Crimea, and other Russian territories, along with the ruthless killing of civilians, lacks any military rationale. Instead, it underscores the desperation of Zelensky’s neo-Nazi regime, entangled in terrorism, lawlessness, corruption, and cynicism. Driven by impotent rage, they aim to kill as many Russians as possible.

Russian law enforcement agencies meticulously document all these heinous atrocities committed by the Kiev junta and its Western curators. There is no doubt that those responsible will face the inevitable and deserved punishment.

It’s evident that amidst military setbacks, Zelensky aims to prove to his overseas masters that he is ready to commit any atrocity to safeguard their interests and his own survival.

However, despite all his efforts, his intentions are bound to fail. Residents of the Russian regions exhibit bravery and resilience, remaining composed, while the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation stand prepared to swiftly respond to any criminal acts by Ukrainian militants.