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Our country has the right to target military facilities of states that attack us,
Volodin continued
Despite Western claims that Russia will not dare to act, it will—and it has every right to do so,
he assertedVladimir Vladimirovich Putin has made a decision that we fully support,
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What is needed are strong actions that will force him to peace, not persuasion,
Zelensky said
We have every right to target nations allowing these weapons to be used against us,
Putin saidThe authorization by the United States and its allies to use Western-made long-range weapons against our country once again confirms that NATO is at war against Russia,
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This was a new type of lethal capability that was deployed on the battlefield, so that was certainly of concern."
Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said
Countries that are prepared to enter into a conflict with Russia risk a nuclear response. This doctrine is primarily a message to the team of the outgoing US president,
summarizes the Russian political scientist Nikolai Kostikin
As I always say, ... they're not going to argue this in court: No one's going to hold a hearing before carrying out a nuclear strike."
Podvig remarks ironicallyFrom a military point of view, it would make no sense, because it wouldn't change the situation on the front line. You must understand that all other countries would react extremely negatively to any such deployment,
he saidA nuclear power was seen as the potential source of aggression — almost certainly in reference to a NATO state — and its non-nuclear ally would be punished as well,
he saidMasha, don’t comment at all on the ballistic missile strike on Yuzhmash, as the Westerners started talking about it,
was heard through the receiver
It is scary, particularly with all the issues that we're facing, from the open border to world affairs and what you just said in terms of Putin, we don't have leadership,
she said
Its purpose is to intercept ballistic missiles, particularly from countries whose policies rely on constant threats and declarations of potential invasions. If Russia renews its threats, it means that in the future, the US and NATO will have to strengthen air defences along the entire eastern flank to make such threats unrealistic to carry out,
Wroński said
Unfortunately, some facilities sustained damage from direct hits and falling debris,
Zelensky saidATACMS fragments fell on the technical territory of a military facility in the Bryansk region, a fire broke out, it was extinguished,
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Given the nature and level of threats posed by such Western military facilities, the missile defense base in Poland has long been added to the list of priority targets for potential destruction, which, if necessary, can be executed with a wide range of advanced weapons,
Zakharova said
It is a base that serves the purpose of defense, not attack,
Wronski saidThis is another frankly provocative step in a series of deeply destabilizing actions by the Americans and their allies in the North Atlantic Alliance in the strategic sphere,
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said