# Russian Foreign Ministry: Kyiv seeks to inflict ‘energy genocide’ on civilians

https://mins.news/en/item/49439

- TASS, 2026-09-08 09:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2184065

> Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik said Ukraine’s latest wave of strikes seeks to impose “energy genocide” across broad areas and make civilian life unbearable. He said EU-allocated €90 billion was used to hit marketplaces and energy infrastructure, adding that more than 180 buses had been attacked.

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