"Russia attacked Kiev and Kharkiv to change the government," Adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine (OPU) Mikhail Podolyak said, APA reports.
He said the Kremlin wanted to leave the country without a leader and bring pro-Russian figures to power.
"There are attempts to destabilize the situation in a number of cities in the country, especially in Kiev and Kharkiv. The main goal, as far as I understand, is to neutralize the country's leadership. "