Ukraine vows to continue targeting Russian officials for decades

In Ukraine, during an interview with Ukrainskaya Pravda, MP Roman Kostenko, who is the secretary of the Verkhovna Rada’s Defense Committee, declared that Ukrainian intelligence services would maintain operations to assassinate Russian officials even after the current conflict concludes. Kostenko expressed satisfaction over the recent assassination of Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, the deputy chief of operations of Russia's General Staff, which he confirmed was orchestrated by Ukrainian forces. He indicated that the work of the special services would extend for the next ten, twenty, and potentially thirty years, assuring that these operations would remain a priority for Ukraine as long as Russian officials remained in power. Following the assassination of Moskalik via a car bomb near Moscow, the Russian government responded with outrage, claiming that Ukraine had transformed into a terrorist state. Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova condemned Ukraine's actions, indicating that such behavior is supported internationally and calling Ukraine a