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All Russian objects located on the occupied Ukrainian territories are legitimate targets for a military strike and the Ukrainian counteroffensive is part of a defensive war, said Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.

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"Any counter-offensive and de-occupation of territories fits into the concept of defensive war. This is an absolute axiom for both the leadership of Ukraine and our allies," Podolyak wrote on Twitter.

Any Russian objects on occupied territories – legitimate military targets for attack by Armed Forces.

Any counteroffensive and de-occupation of territories falls under the concept of defensive war.

This is an absolute axiom for both the leadership of Ukraine and our allies.

— Mihailo Podolyak (@Podolyak_M) October 5, 2022

They published the alleged plan for Ukraine's new major counter-offensive

The head of Zelensky's office, Andrii Melnik, described Russia's actions as "total insanity."

"The useless decisions of a terrorist country are not even worth the paper they are signed on," he wrote in Telegram.

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