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"There is no need for massive strikes now. Currently, other tasks are on the agenda, because, in my opinion, out of the 29 facilities 7 were not hit the way the Defense Ministry had planned. But these facilities are being finished off gradually, there is no need for massive strikes, at least for now. Then we'll see," Putin said.
"I want to make it clear: what is happening today is unpleasant, to put it mildly. But we would have had the same thing a little bit later, only in different conditions, far worse for us. This says it all. We are acting correctly and in a timely manner," Putin said while answering a question concerning the Ukrainian theme.