The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed, on Wednesday, that it had not launched any strike on Kyiv on Tuesday, and that the damage that was recorded in the capital, Kyiv, was caused by Ukrainian air defenses, and the Kremlin welcomed what it described as “restraint” by the American side regarding the “Poland missile.”
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that “all the destruction in the residential neighborhoods of the Ukrainian capital … is a direct result of the fall of anti-aircraft missiles launched by Ukrainian forces and their self-destruction.”
Its strikes only hit Ukrainian territory, as stated in the statement of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The statement added that Russia was able to determine that the missile that fell in Poland was a projectile fired by the S-300 defense system of the Ukrainian forces.
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“We want to point out that the high-precision strikes that were launched on the territory of Ukraine were at a distance of more than 35 kilometers from the Ukrainian-Polish border,” the Russian statement said.
It added that “Russian experts have conclusively determined” the nature of the wreckage found in Poland “as part of an anti-aircraft guided missile (launched) from the S-300 air defense systems of the Ukrainian forces.”
Russia confirmed that it had destroyed all its targets in its massive strikes on Ukraine, noting that it had targeted the Ukrainian military leadership and energy infrastructure.
The Russian Defense Ministry said, “The goal was achieved, all missiles accurately hit the specified targets, all these sites were destroyed,” adding that they targeted “the Ukrainian military command system and energy facilities associated with it.”
The Kremlin welcomes the American “restraint”.
Today, Wednesday, the Kremlin welcomed the American “restraint” in the response to the “Poland missile”, stressing that Russia “has nothing to do” with this incident, which raised severe tensions.
“In this regard, it is worth noting a more restrained and more professional reaction from the American side,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Peskov denounced “hysteria” on the part of “senior officials of several countries.”
“Russia has nothing to do with the incident that took place in Poland,” he added.