Russia claimed the preparations are in response to Ukraine’s repeated attacks.
The latest warning comes a day after a Russian strike on Ukraine’s Bucha district near Kyiv killed at least 37 people, according to Ukrainian officials. The attack damaged at least 50 residential buildings and triggered a large fire that spread to several homes and a restaurant, officials said. The ministry said Russian forces had also continued overnight to carry out coordinated strikes against facilities linked to Ukraine’s defence industry, reported Reuters.
Russian forces have begun preparations for what Moscow described as “massive strikes” against Ukraine’s energy facilities in response to attacks on Russian civilian infrastructure and the country’s energy sector, Russia’s Defence Ministry said Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a warehouse in the village of Myla was hit and followed by an explosion. He said authorities had opened criminal proceedings over suspected official negligence, alleging that ammunition had been stored near residential areas despite regulations prohibiting it.