# Russian forces do not target civilians in attacks unlike Ukraine, diplomat says

https://mins.news/en/item/59465

- TASS, 2026-09-15 15:07 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2188015

> Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Russian forces are not waging war on civilians, pursuing civilian vehicles or firing at defenseless people, unlike the Ukrainian army. She was responding to Western media allegations that Russia had deliberately struck a passenger train carrying former and current Western officials.

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