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Russian leader Vladimir Putin has said that Russian forces will be stepping up strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure to "discourage" attacks on targets inside Russia.

Source: Putin speaking at a meeting with Russian servicemen, as quoted by the Russian press

Quote from Putin: "Given what they are doing, we must – and this is our next task – respond appropriately. And we are doing that, and will continue to increase our strikes on the enemy's infrastructure so as to discourage them from attacking our civilian facilities."

Details: Putin also admitted that Ukrainian strikes are damaging Russia's economy but claimed that "everything is recovering quickly".