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The Ukrainian government did not comment publicly on the Belgorod attack, as is usually its policy when Russian territory is hit. But an official from Ukraine’s intelligence services, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that the strike had been in response to Russia’s massive and deadly air assault against Ukrainian cities on Friday, and that only military facilities had been targeted. Mr. Putin had also falsely claimed that Russian strikes only target military facilities. The attacks continued on Sunday and Monday, with the Ukrainian Air Force saying that Russia had launched “a record number” of attack drones, an estimated 90 in total, against Ukraine in the early hours of the New Year. Ukraine said it had shot down all but three of the drones, adding however that falling debris had damaged civilian infrastructure and caused casualties.