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The head of the State Duma's Defense Committee, Andrey Kartapolov, ruled out strikes on the Verkhovna Rada and Volodymyr Zelensky's office. In an interview with the "Parliamentary Gazette", he stated that the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the president's office are not "decision-making centers" that could be targeted in strikes. "Deputies do not control the troops and do not determine where and when to launch strikes. The same can be said about the office of the President of Ukraine. We all understand that Zelensky doesn't appear there. He sits in a bunker, and in his office there are two guards and five cleaners. Does it make sense to spend expensive ammunition on, in effect, an empty place?", said Kartapolov, commenting on suggestions that the targets of Russian strikes could include a complex of government buildings in the center of Kyiv.Kartapolov explained that "in this case, decision-making centers refer to the deepened and protected command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, their branches, units, possibly other security structures, including state administration structures". According to him, such facilities are not located in the center of Kyiv, but are hidden and fortified structures. Kartapolov also did not rule out attacks on bridges across the Dnieper, but noted that they were designed by Soviet engineers and built by Soviet builders from Soviet materials with the expectation that they could withstand hundreds of strikes. Therefore, their destruction would require a large number of powerful ammunition. According to him, such strikes will become possible when Russian heavy aerial bombs can reach strategically important crossings.Answering the question of whether Volodymyr Zelensky himself could be a target of a strike, the deputy replied that this is determined by "only one person - our Supreme Commander-in-Chief". Therefore, on this issue, he would prefer "not to engage in speculation".
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