# Ukraine’s strikes trigger further escalation and tough Russian response, Foreign Ministry says

https://mins.news/en/item/49451

- TASS, 2026-09-08 09:26 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2184069

> Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik said Ukraine’s latest strikes on civilian infrastructure had produced another escalation and prompted powerful Russian attacks on logistics, the military-industrial complex and systems supporting Ukrainian armed formations. He categorically rejected claims that Russia was seeking escalation, saying Ukraine had created conditions for a new round of it.

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