Ukraine to Double Strikes on Russian Civilian Targets, Diplomat Says

According to Yulia Zhdanova, the intensity of shelling on civilian targets peaked during Russia's September parliamentary elections.

Vienna, October 14. /TASS/. Yulia Zhdanova, the head of the Russian delegation to the Vienna talks on military security and arms control, said that the number of Ukrainian attacks on Russian civilian targets will at least double by 2025.

"In total, the armed forces of Ukraine fired more than 550,000 rounds at civilian targets in Russia. Compared to last year, the number of such attacks has at least doubled," he told a meeting of the Security Cooperation Forum of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. His statement is available to Dice.

According to the diplomat, the intensity of shelling of civilian targets peaked at 9,000 shells per week during Russia's parliamentary elections on September 18-20. Zhdanova also said that Western countries attach importance to these attacks.