Infrastructure facilities, including oil depots, in Russia’s border regions are under attack from the air.

The Ukrainian government has hinted that it has something to do with this, and the British Ministry of Defense has directly supported Kyiv’s right. This provoked an aggressive reaction from the Kremlin.

“If Ukraine decides to target the logistics structure of the Russian army, it would be legitimate under international law,” said British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace.

However, he immediately clarified that his country did not hand over weapons for such strikes to Kyiv.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken says that only Kyiv should decide whether to strike at the Russian military.

Ukraine does not directly confirm that it is striking on Russian territory, but states that it has every right to do so. In particular, the moral.

Fires at military facilities in the regions of Russia began to occur regularly after the invasion of Ukraine on February 24.

One of the first incidents occurred at the military airfield in Millerovo (Rostov region). It was actively used by Russian aircraft, but on February 25 the Point-U missile hit the object. This is in the service of both Ukraine and Russia.

The leadership of the Armed Forces has not confirmed its involvement in the shelling.

New powerful strikes took place in late March and early April, when an ammunition depot and an oil depot in Belgorod exploded.

The governor of the Russian region Vyacheslav Gladkov directly accused Kyiv of involvement in this.

“The fire at the oil depot was caused by an air strike by two helicopters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which entered the territory of Russia at low altitude,” he said.

Ukraine did not take responsibility, but did not deny its involvement.

Adviser to the head of the presidential office Alexei Arestovich noted that “only the Russian leadership is responsible for everything that happens in Russia.”

A few weeks later, a similar fire broke out at an oil depot in Bryansk, as well as at an ammunition depot in the Belgorod region.

In addition, the leadership of the Voronezh and Kursk regions reported that the local air defense system “worked several times”, ie destroyed enemy targets in the air.

Voronezh Governor Alexander Gusev even said that this was it. According to him, Ukrainian drones were shot down.

In the case of Voronezh, the target could be the Baltimore military airfield.

Also, almost every day the leaders of Russia’s border regions declare shelling of checkpoints and villages “by Ukraine.” Usually, such incidents do without casualties and significant damage.

Ukrainian intelligence says that on the contrary, Russia is provoking to mobilize the population.

A series of explosions and fires in Russian warehouses has caused concern in the Russian Ministry of Defense.

A spokesman for the ministry, Igor Konashenkov, said they “see attempts at sabotage” by Ukraine.

“We see attempts at sabotage and strikes by Ukrainian troops on targets in Russia,” he said, threatening. the army was previously held. ”

Ukraine’s Western allies commented on the situation and sided with Ukraine.

For example, the Minister of the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom James Gippi said that the Armed Forces could strike at enemy territory because it is “part of the war.”

“Ukraine can strike deep into the enemy to attack its logistics lines, fuel supplies, ammunition depots, and this is part of the war,” Gippi said.

The same position was expressed by British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace. He called Ukraine’s actions “legitimate”, saying that it was true that Britain did not provide weapons for such strikes in Kyiv.

Weapons of long-range weapons of the Armed Forces are really provided by another partner – the United States.

This is primarily a Switchblade-600 drone, which can fly more than 40 km and hover over the target for 40 minutes before attacking with an anti-tank warhead.

The White House leadership points out that Ukraine can use these weapons at its own discretion. There is no ban on attacks on Russian territory.

The Kremlin is projected to disagree with this approach. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Russia would respond to the shelling of its territory.

“Such criminal activity of the Armed Forces against the territory of Russia cannot go unanswered. I would like the statement of the Russian Ministry of Defense to be taken seriously in the western capitals and in Kyiv Russia’s response, and Western advisers in Ukraine’s decision-making centers will not necessarily be a challenge for Russia’s response, “she said at a briefing on April 28.

The military command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not report publicly on the shelling of enemy territory or such an intention.

Mykhailo Podoliak, an adviser to the head of the president’s office and a representative at the peace talks with Russia, revealed Ukraine’s position on this situation.

He linked the explosions in the Belgorod, Voronezh, and Kursk regions to Russia’s disarmament process.

“How to explain it? It’s very simple. If you (Russians) decide to attack another country en masse, kill everyone there in a row, press civilians with tanks en masse, and use warehouses in their areas to ensure killings, sooner or later the debts will have to be repaid. “The disarmament of the Belgorod-Voronezh assassins is a completely normal, natural process. Karma is a cruel thing,” he wrote in a telegram on April 27.

Podoliak also ironically noted that Russian oil depots and warehouses could have burned down due to “divine intervention.”

Commenting on public support from Britain and the United States, a spokesman for the president’s office said Ukraine would defend itself “in any way, including by striking the warehouses and bases of Russian assassins.”

The world recognizes this right, said the representative of Ukraine.

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