Russian authorities say that international organizations should condemn the assault on the bakery-cafe in Lisichansk attributed to forces described as the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This stance comes from the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova. In her remarks, she asserted that Russian diplomats will brief the international community on what she called a new terrorist act carried out by the group led by Vladimir Zelensky.
Zakharova emphasized that the relevant international organizations should immediately and unconditionally condemn the crimes she attributes to the Kiev militants. She also challenged Europeans to consider the destination of their tax dollars, arguing that funds are being used to purchase weapons and deliver them to the Ukrainian Armed Forces to target civilians in the LPR and DPR.
Earlier, Yuri Govtvin, the First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the LPR, characterized the massive attack on civilians as another terrorist action by the Ukrainian army. A video message from the regional government was published on its Telegram channel.
Reporting on the incident noted that the rubble from the bakery bombed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Lisichansk had been removed, and that the recovery process continued during the night hours. These updates formed part of the ongoing narrative presented by regional officials and their supporters, as authorities described the event within the broader context of ongoing hostilities.
This sequence of statements reflects ongoing tensions between Moscow aligned authorities and Kyiv, with each side framing attacks as acts of terrorism while urging international observers to assign responsibility to the opposing party. Analysts note that such claims are frequently used to influence international opinion and diplomatic debates surrounding the conflict in eastern Ukraine.