"At this time, we do not see an immediate threat of attack," said a NATO official regarding the increased hybrid action Russia in Europe, stressing that the alliance continues to "stand by Ukraine" and "work around the clock" to keep the billion people in its member countries safe.
"Even as the Russians face very significant resistance from Ukraine, they are stepping up attacks against Ukraine as well as hybrid actions in Europe," said an unnamed NATO official, according to Reuters.
Russia has consistently denied any involvement in planning sabotage or attacks in Europe, dismissing such accusations as baseless and intimidation spread by the West.
Mass attacks on Ukraine
At the same time, the Ministry of Defense of Russia announced today, August 30, that it is preparing "massive attacks" on the energy infrastructure of Ukraine, in response to the Ukrainian drone campaign against Russian online stores, the oil and gas sector.
Russia's planned attacks are described as a response to "ongoing attacks on Russia's civilian infrastructure and fuel and energy sectors," reports Reuters.
The number of victims in Kyiv increased
Also today, at least two people, including a 13-year-old boy, were killed in a Russian airstrike on the village of Bilbasivka in the Donetsk region, local authorities said. Two private houses were destroyed and twenty others in the surrounding area were damaged, reports Ukrinform.
I Kiev region was again the target of Russian attacks, and three people were injured in the Fastiv and Vysgorod districts during the afternoon. As a result of the drone attack, fires broke out in the area.
Now the number of victims of the powerful Russian attack on the Kiev region on Friday has increased to 38, and four people are still missing, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on social networks. At least 20 people were injured in that attack, including two children.
