The Kremlin announced today that the Russian army will "compulsorily respond to the Ukrainian attack" the previous day, which, according to Russian claims, was carried out by American ATACMS missiles on the military airport, which represents a red line for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"An answer will follow. It will follow at a time and in a way that will be considered appropriate. It will definitely follow," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in his daily briefing.
He pointed out that the Russian army yesterday gave a "clear and absolutely unambiguous statement in this regard".
The Russian Ministry of Defense said in a statement that such an attack "will not go unanswered" and that "appropriate measures will be taken."
Recently, in response to similar strikes, Vladimir Putin has threatened to bomb decision-making centers in Kiev with his experimental Oreshnik hypersonic missile, which can carry a nuclear warhead, as well as Western countries helping Ukraine invade Russian territory.
Assistant Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told reporters yesterday that Washington considers it possible that Russia will use the Oreshnik missile in the coming days.
According to Moscow, despite recent threats from Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian attacks carried out by Western missiles on Russian territory continued yesterday.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the military airport in Taganrog, in the southwestern Rostov region, was targeted on Wednesday morning. Six American ATACMS missiles were fired from Ukraine, two of which were shot down and the others deflected by electronic warfare equipment, the Ministry said.
The Ukrainian authorities did not claim responsibility for the operation or comment on it.
On the front, the Russian army announced today that it has captured the small town of Zorya in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, located northwest of the city of Kurahova, which Russian forces have been trying to capture for several weeks.
Moscow's threats come a little more than a month after Donald Trump's return to the White House, and as rumors spread about possible peace talks in 2025.
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