New Delhi, June 5 -- The Kremlin declared on Thursday that Russia will respond to Ukraine's recent attacks whenever its military deems appropriate, condemning Kyiv for what it described as acts of state terrorism. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that President Vladimir Putin had informed former US President Donald Trump that Moscow was obliged to retaliate.

Over the weekend, Ukraine launched drone strikes targeting Russian heavy bomber aircraft stationed at air bases in Siberia and the far north.

Additionally, Russia accused Ukraine of orchestrating explosions on rail bridges in southern Russia, which resulted in the deaths of seven people. Peskov highlighted Putin's remarks from the previous day, in which the Russian presiden...