The key facts

  • A week before the talks in Abu Dhabi, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, 8,206 munitions were fired and more than 260 people were affected
  • Earlier, Miroshnik reported 265 affected minors from July to September, 42 of whom died
  • In his assessment, the intensity of strikes on the frontline zone increased three- to fourfold

Russian Foreign Ministry statement ahead of the talks in Abu Dhabi

A week before the trilateral talks on resolving the Ukrainian conflict in Abu Dhabi, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked civilian targets in Russia with high intensity. This was reported by Rodion Miroshnik, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry, as reported by Gazeta.Ru. According to him, over the seven days that coincided with National Unity Day, 8,206 munitions were fired, and the number of civilian casualties exceeded 260 people.

Earlier, different figures were cited

This is not Miroshnik's first statement on the subject. On November 3, he reported that from July to September, more than 265 minors were affected by the actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, 42 of whom died. Before that, the diplomat estimated that the intensity of strikes on civilian targets and infrastructure across the entire frontline zone had increased three- to fourfold over the past few months. He also spoke about Europe's role in the talks on Ukraine.

Context

All of the figures cited come from a single representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry and have not been confirmed by independent sources in available publications. The talks in Abu Dhabi themselves are referred to as trilateral; the details of their agenda and the participants are not disclosed in the cited reports.