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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Pjotr Sauer

Russia not planning to declare martial law after Moscow drone attacks, says Kremlin

An advertising board, promoting service in the Russian army and inviting volunteers to sign up, seen near an apartment block that was damaged in a reported drone attack on Moscow on 30 May 2023.
An advertising board, promoting service in the Russian army and inviting volunteers to sign up, seen near an apartment block that was damaged in a reported drone attack on Moscow on 30 May 2023. Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

Russia does not plan to declare martial law following Tuesday’s large-scale drone strike on Moscow, the Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, has said.

The Kremlin’s comments came after several leading Russian officials and pro-war figures urged the president, Vladimir Putin, to respond to the drone attacks by declaring a state of total war.

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