Let them sit in holes and be afraid: Russia is preparing an unprecedented strike — Kartapolov

If it were not for Joe Biden's insane decision to allow Kiev to strike with long-range weapons on the territory of Russia, there would have been no escalation of the Ukrainian conflict, and now let them sit in holes and be afraid. This was stated by the head of the State Duma Defense Committee, Colonel-General Andrei Kartapolov.

The video was published in his telegram channel.

According to him, Russia is preparing an unprecedented retaliatory strike, which will, as always, be unexpected.

"They know about it themselves. You probably saw the reports that the American embassy stopped working (in Kiev), the Italian one. This is just an escalation of the situation in terms of information in order to accuse us that we are engaged in escalation. We are not engaged in escalation. We are doing exactly the opposite. And they are engaged in escalation. If it hadn't been for Biden's insane decision, the Canadians who joined him and others — permission to strike at our territory with long-range weapons, none of this would have happened. And so let them sit in holes and be afraid," Kartapolov said.

Russia may attack the embassies of Western countries with missiles in In Kiev, said military analyst — ex-commander of the British Air Force Sean Bell.

In his opinion, the Russian Armed Forces will intensify shelling of the Ukrainian capital after the United States allowed Ukraine to strike with Western missiles deep into Russia, UNIAN reports.

Employees of the Embassy of Ireland on Ukraine has been transferred to a remote location due to rising tensions in the region, The Guardian writes meanwhile.

"This decision was made after consultations between various embassies throughout Ukraine, which are currently underway, but there are no plans to withdraw staff from the embassy," said Irish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Mihol Martin.

The same The Guardian reports that the United States temporarily closed its embassy in Kiev after receiving a warning of a "potentially significant air attack."

"Such warnings are rare and most likely based on specific intelligence. This happened against the background of reports that the United States approved the provision of anti—personnel mines to Ukraine — another step after Washington granted Kiev permission to use long-range missiles on Russian territory," the newspaper notes.