Moscow. Russian Foreign Ministry Special Envoy Rodion Miroshnik stated that Kyiv’s attacks have increased since the appointment of Ukraine’s new military chief, Mikhail Drapaty. The diplomat said, “Major General Drapaty took office on July 21st.
Since then, approximately 950 civilians have been affected, killing more than 100 of them. At least 45 children were affected, 15 of whom died. Drapaty’s changed tactics have intensified attacks on civilian buses, vehicles, agricultural machinery, and ambulances.
According to reports in TASS and The Moscow Times, Miroshnik said, “Since Drapaty took over as military chief, cowardly attacks have increased.
He did not change the policies of his predecessor, Alexander Syrsky, and former chief, Mikhail Fedorov, but instead intensified the use of military aid from Western countries and the large number of killer drones that arrived.
This has increased pressure on Russia to weaken Kyiv’s military capabilities. It is reported that Ukraine launched drone strikes throughout Monday night in Russia, targeting several warehouses belonging to private companies. At least five people were killed in the attacks.
Acting regional governor Vitaly Korolyov confirmed this. He said five people were killed and 10 others injured in a drone attack on a warehouse in the city of Chekhov.
Meanwhile, at the third Russia-Kazakhstan Media Forum in St. Petersburg, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said that the Ukrainian government is trying to escalate tensions by attacking economic infrastructure facilities in Russia.
Meanwhile, Russian military expert Andrei Marochko said in Luhansk that the country’s troops have breached Ukrainian security near Novaya Sech in the Sumy region and have begun pushing towards the settlement of Marino.
He said that troops are maintaining their advance in the Sumy direction, especially in the Ivolzhansky sector. First, enemy defenses were breached southeast of the settlement of Novaya Sech.
Now, troops are pushing toward the settlement of Marino, located southeast of Khrapovshchyna. The Russian Defense Ministry announced the liberation of Novaya Sech from Ukrainian control on July 29th.