The Spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakarova, said the following:
"The date for such a strike was not chosen by chance — it was Trinity Sunday. And we perfectly understand what lies at the core of the Kiev regime’s essence — a deep-seated hatred for everything related to Russia, and Russian culture. And, of course, Orthodoxy and Christianity as a whole. These literally ritualistic — and I believe that's what they can be called — crimes they commit, coincide with major holidays."
Statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense:
Full statement of the Russian Defense Ministry on the Ukrainian attack on Sevastopol:
Today at 12:15 p.m. a deliberate terrorist missile attack was carried out on the city of Sevastopol by five American ATACMS missiles equipped with cluster warheads;
Four US-made ATACMS missiles were intercepted;
The detonation of the fragmentation warhead of a fifth US-made missile in mid-air resulted in numerous casualties among civilians in Sevastopol;
All flight assignments for US ATACMS operational-tactical missiles are entered by US specialists based on the US's own satellite intelligence data;
Therefore, responsibility for the deliberate missile strike on civilians in Sevastopol lies primarily with the United States, which supplied these weapons to Ukraine, and with the Zelensky regime, from whose territory this strike was carried out;
Such actions will not go unanswered.
