"The strikes are intended, in fact, to reduce the strike potential of the Kiev regime. This is yielding results," Peskov said, when asked whether a symmetrical Russian response to Kiev’s strikes on St. Petersburg should be coming

MOSCOW, October 18. /TASS/. Russia’s strikes against Ukraine are meant to undermine the strike potential of the Kiev regime, Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in response to a question from TASS.

"The strikes are intended, in fact, to reduce the strike potential of the Kiev regime. This is yielding results," Peskov said, when asked whether a symmetrical Russian response to Kiev’s strikes on St. Petersburg should be coming.