President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine will increase its strikes on Russian oil refineries in response to Moscow's new campaign of airstrikes aimed at forcing people to flee Kyiv and other cities, Zelenskyy said in an interview with Reuters, APA reports.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine will react to Moscow's change of tactics, but it will not respond in kind by indiscriminately striking civilian infrastructure.
"We have to respond in any way [we can]. With their attacks on our energy, we have to respond on their energy. First of all, oil refiners: what gives money to them for this war. But we will not respond, of course, just like them, on any civilian objects."
Zelenskyy also noted that Ukrainian intelligence has obtained documents indicating that Russian leader Vladimir Putin has issued a "new doctrine" of military attacks on a much broader range of civilian targets ahead of this winter.
"We saw documents and we know that they allow them to attack infrastructure ... logistics ... roads, schools, hospitals, to pressure people to leave the capital, leave different cities. This is the goal of the operation."
According to Zelenskyy, the reason for the policy shift was Putin's desire to appear strong at a time when his troops are losing ground in Donbas and suffering heavy casualties.
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