# Putin: Kyiv’s attacks grow increasingly brutal as front-line situation worsens

https://mins.news/en/item/29266

- TASS, 2026-08-22 13:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2176437

> Russian President Vladimir Putin said the special military operation is ongoing and claimed that as the front-line situation becomes more difficult for Ukraine, the Kyiv regime is carrying out increasingly brutal and barbaric attacks.

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