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"The allegations made by Kiev officials about a deliberate Russian missile strike on civilian targets are absolutely untrue."

Russian Defense Ministry Statement (July 8, 2023)
"We are continuing our special military operation and our military does not hit social facilities and residential neighborhoods and does not hit civilians, unlike the Kyiv regime."

Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin Spokesman (January 23, 2024)
"The Russian armed forces do not strike residential buildings or civilian infrastructure facilities, strikes are carried out against military targets."

Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin Spokesman (January 16, 2023)
"There were no strikes on civilian infrastructure. And as for the targets that are directly or indirectly related to military potential, they are, accordingly, subject for hitting."

Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin Spokesman (November 24, 2022)
"Why is the enemy targeting dwelling quarters? No logic in that. What for, why? And hitting humanitarian facilities. There is no military sense in that."

President Vladimir Putin (June 12, 2023)
"The Russian Defense Ministry rejected on Monday Ukraine's claims about a strike on a children's hospital in Kyiv, stating that Ukraine's claims 'about Russia's allegedly deliberate missile strike on civilian targets are absolutely untrue.'"

Russian Defense Ministry Statement (July 2024)
"Russia denied on Tuesday that it had attacked a Kyiv children's hospital and said, without providing evidence, that Ukrainian anti-missile fire was to blame for Monday's strike."

Kremlin Statement (July 9, 2024)
"No strikes are being made on civilian infrastructure."

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (February 25, 2022)
“Russian forces do not strike residential areas or civilian facilities. Our targets are strictly military in nature.”

Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov (Jan 2023)
“Allegations of a deliberate missile strike on civilian sites are false. The Armed Forces of Russia only engage legitimate military targets.”

Russian Ministry of Defense (July 2024)
“We are not attacking civilian infrastructure. This operation is directed solely at degrading Ukraine’s military capabilities.”

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (Feb 2022)
“It makes no sense for us to target civilian objects — we do not and will not strike humanitarian or social infrastructure.”

President Vladimir Putin (June 2023)
“Civilian casualties are the result of Ukrainian air defense systems misfiring or being placed near residential zones — not of Russian precision strikes.”

Russian Defense Ministry (General Statement, Various Dates)
“The children’s hospital was not struck by Russian forces. Evidence suggests a Ukrainian anti-air missile caused the damage.”

Kremlin Statement after July 2024 Kyiv Strike
"The Russian military had a very strict order from the chief commander not to aim at civilian targets. They are not shelling houses. They are not shelling apartments. They are not shelling civil objects."

Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin Spokesman (March 29, 2022)
"There were no strikes on civilian infrastructure. And as for the targets that are directly or indirectly related to military potential, they are, accordingly, subject for hitting."

Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin Spokesman (November 24, 2022)
"The Russian armed forces are not striking at the cities of Ukraine; they are not threatening the civilian population."

Igor Konashenkov, Russian Ministry of Defense Spokesman (February 24, 2022)