{"id":3735,"date":"2026-06-18T21:21:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T21:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/moscow-threatens-retaliation-as-hardliners-demand-nuclear-response\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T21:21:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T21:21:31","slug":"moscow-threatens-retaliation-as-hardliners-demand-nuclear-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/moscow-threatens-retaliation-as-hardliners-demand-nuclear-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Moscow Threatens Retaliation as Hardliners Demand Nuclear Response"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following a massive overnight drone strike on Moscow and regional refineries, Russian officials are pledging intensified attacks on Ukraine, while prominent hardliners openly call for the use of nuclear weapons.  <\/p>\n<h4>Escalation of Drone Attacks<\/h4>\n<p>Hundreds of drones targeted sites across Russia overnight, including a Moscow oil refinery hit for the second time this week. Russian authorities reported that approximately 180 unmanned aerial vehicles were directed toward the capital alone.<\/p>\n<h4>Lavrov Promises Mass Strikes<\/h4>\n<p>Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Moscow&#8217;s response will go beyond mere rhetoric. He announced regular, coordinated, and massive strikes against targets that directly sustain the combat capabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, noting that this directive originated from Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n<h4>Calls for Nuclear Escalation<\/h4>\n<p>Konstantin Malofeev, a media magnate and founder of the ultraconservative Tsargrad TV, publicly questioned why Russia is not utilizing its nuclear arsenal. While this does not represent official government policy, it underscores the growing pressure from radical factions within the Kremlin&#8217;s inner circle for extreme escalation.<\/p>\n<h4>Military Demands for Retribution<\/h4>\n<p>Retired General and State Duma deputy Andrey Gurulyov urged the state to move beyond defensive measures. He demanded that Russia strike the adversary mercilessly and without hesitation to counter the recent incursions.<\/p>\n<h4>Zelensky\u2019s Warning<\/h4>\n<p>President Volodymyr Zelensky framed the Ukrainian strikes as a direct response to Russian aggression against Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. He warned that if Ukraine continues to burn under Russian fire, Moscow will face the same consequences, following attacks on Kyiv that damaged the historic Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following a massive overnight drone strike on Moscow and regional refineries, Russian officials are pledging intensified attacks on Ukraine, while prominent hardliners openly call for the use of nuclear weapons. Escalation of Drone Attacks Hundreds of drones targeted sites across Russia overnight, including a Moscow oil refinery hit for the second time this week. Russian [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-defense-and-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3735\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}