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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed that Moscow would respond 'soon' amid allegations of 'Washington's direct involvement' in preparing strikes on Sevastopol and other Russian regions while speaking in an interview with Rossiya 1 reporter Pavel Zarubin on Sunday.
"It is clear to any person familiar with military technology that without Washington's direct involvement in targeting and preparing satellite data, these missiles would not have been launched anywhere," Lavrov explained. "As for our reaction, President [Putin] has said that we will react. I am convinced that you will see it soon."
In addition, the Russian foreign minister described claims made by NATO members alleging they are not at war with Russia as 'poor acting in a poor play'.
On June 23, the Russian Defence Ministry reported that a "missile attack was carried out on the city of Sevastopol by five American ATACMS tactical missiles equipped with cluster warheads."
The Ministry noted that four missiles were intercepted by air defence systems, while "the explosion of the fragmentation warhead of the fifth missile in the air led to numerous casualties among civilians in Sevastopol" when rocket fragments struck Uchkuevka beach.
The Defence Ministry attributed blame for the strike to "Washington, which supplied these weapons to Ukraine, as well as the Kiev regime, from whose territory this attack was launched." The press service also said that there would be a response.
The city’s governor, Mikhail Razvozhayev, reported via his Telegram channel that four people, including two children, were killed while 153 were wounded and required medical assistance, 79 of them were hospitalised.
The Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal case into a possible 'terrorist act', with investigators at the scene.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova claimed that the strike's timing was deliberate, as it fell on the Day of the Holy Trinity, which falls eight weeks after Easter Sunday, because, according to her, the essence of the Kiev regime is 'deep hatred for everything connected with Russia'.
The advisor to the head of the Ukrainian president's office, Mykhaylo Podolyak, wrote in his Telegram channel that "there were not and cannot be any 'beaches', ‘tourist zones' or 'other fictitious signs of peaceful life' in Crimea'.
US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller stated that Washington regrets "any civilian loss of life in this war" but was providing weapons to Ukraine so it "could defend its sovereign territory against armed aggression - that includes in Crimea."
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
'We will react' - Lavrov addresses 'Washington's direct involvement' in Sevastopol shelling
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed that Moscow would respond 'soon' amid allegations of 'Washington's direct involvement' in preparing strikes on Sevastopol and other Russian regions while speaking in an interview with Rossiya 1 reporter Pavel Zarubin on Sunday.
"It is clear to any person familiar with military technology that without Washington's direct involvement in targeting and preparing satellite data, these missiles would not have been launched anywhere," Lavrov explained. "As for our reaction, President [Putin] has said that we will react. I am convinced that you will see it soon."
In addition, the Russian foreign minister described claims made by NATO members alleging they are not at war with Russia as 'poor acting in a poor play'.
On June 23, the Russian Defence Ministry reported that a "missile attack was carried out on the city of Sevastopol by five American ATACMS tactical missiles equipped with cluster warheads."
The Ministry noted that four missiles were intercepted by air defence systems, while "the explosion of the fragmentation warhead of the fifth missile in the air led to numerous casualties among civilians in Sevastopol" when rocket fragments struck Uchkuevka beach.
The Defence Ministry attributed blame for the strike to "Washington, which supplied these weapons to Ukraine, as well as the Kiev regime, from whose territory this attack was launched." The press service also said that there would be a response.
The city’s governor, Mikhail Razvozhayev, reported via his Telegram channel that four people, including two children, were killed while 153 were wounded and required medical assistance, 79 of them were hospitalised.
The Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal case into a possible 'terrorist act', with investigators at the scene.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova claimed that the strike's timing was deliberate, as it fell on the Day of the Holy Trinity, which falls eight weeks after Easter Sunday, because, according to her, the essence of the Kiev regime is 'deep hatred for everything connected with Russia'.
The advisor to the head of the Ukrainian president's office, Mykhaylo Podolyak, wrote in his Telegram channel that "there were not and cannot be any 'beaches', ‘tourist zones' or 'other fictitious signs of peaceful life' in Crimea'.
US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller stated that Washington regrets "any civilian loss of life in this war" but was providing weapons to Ukraine so it "could defend its sovereign territory against armed aggression - that includes in Crimea."
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Mandatory credit: 'Moscow. Kremlin. Putin' by Rossiya 1; No access for Social Media usage including Telegram
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed that Moscow would respond 'soon' amid allegations of 'Washington's direct involvement' in preparing strikes on Sevastopol and other Russian regions while speaking in an interview with Rossiya 1 reporter Pavel Zarubin on Sunday.
"It is clear to any person familiar with military technology that without Washington's direct involvement in targeting and preparing satellite data, these missiles would not have been launched anywhere," Lavrov explained. "As for our reaction, President [Putin] has said that we will react. I am convinced that you will see it soon."
In addition, the Russian foreign minister described claims made by NATO members alleging they are not at war with Russia as 'poor acting in a poor play'.
On June 23, the Russian Defence Ministry reported that a "missile attack was carried out on the city of Sevastopol by five American ATACMS tactical missiles equipped with cluster warheads."
The Ministry noted that four missiles were intercepted by air defence systems, while "the explosion of the fragmentation warhead of the fifth missile in the air led to numerous casualties among civilians in Sevastopol" when rocket fragments struck Uchkuevka beach.
The Defence Ministry attributed blame for the strike to "Washington, which supplied these weapons to Ukraine, as well as the Kiev regime, from whose territory this attack was launched." The press service also said that there would be a response.
The city’s governor, Mikhail Razvozhayev, reported via his Telegram channel that four people, including two children, were killed while 153 were wounded and required medical assistance, 79 of them were hospitalised.
The Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal case into a possible 'terrorist act', with investigators at the scene.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova claimed that the strike's timing was deliberate, as it fell on the Day of the Holy Trinity, which falls eight weeks after Easter Sunday, because, according to her, the essence of the Kiev regime is 'deep hatred for everything connected with Russia'.
The advisor to the head of the Ukrainian president's office, Mykhaylo Podolyak, wrote in his Telegram channel that "there were not and cannot be any 'beaches', ‘tourist zones' or 'other fictitious signs of peaceful life' in Crimea'.
US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller stated that Washington regrets "any civilian loss of life in this war" but was providing weapons to Ukraine so it "could defend its sovereign territory against armed aggression - that includes in Crimea."
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.