Backed by several European nations, Kiev is attempting to derail the ongoing peace talks, the Defense Ministry has said

Russia will continue targeting military-related facilities in Ukraine in response to a drastic increase in Kiev's drone raids deep into the country, which are aimed at civilian infrastructure, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has warned.

In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry said that while Russia has successfully initiated direct talks with Ukraine, "the Kiev regime, supported by certain European countries, has taken a number of provocative steps aimed at disrupting the negotiation process."

These actions include an increase in strikes using Western-made drones and missiles targeting civilian facilities in Russia, officials said, noting that over the past week alone, air defense systems have destroyed and intercepted more than 2,300 drones, with most of them flying outside the frontline areas.

Ukrainian strikes have also resulted in casualties among civilians, including women and children, the ministry said.

Russia has retaliated with high-precision missile and drone strikes aimed "exclusively at Ukraine's military and defense industrial facilities," the statement stressed. The ministry also presented a lengthy list of the facilities that have been struck in Ukraine, including military bases, warehouses, airfields, radar stations, as well as drone assembly, gun powder, and explosives plants.

"The Russian military will continue to carry out massive and group strikes in response to any terrorist attacks and provocations of the Kiev regime. The strikes will be carried out exclusively on military facilities and enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine," the ministry added.

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