Moscow’s response to strikes with Western long-range projectiles on Russian soil will be appropriate and firm, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, Paralel.Az reports citing TASS.

"The Kyiv regime’s use of long-range projectiles for attacks on our territory will mean the direct involvement of the US and its satellites in combat against Russia, as well as a radical change in the conflict’s essence and nature. In this event, Russia’s response will be appropriate and tangible," the diplomat noted.

She noted that "it is not yet clear whether such news is based on official sources." "One thing is obvious: amid the failures of the Kyiv regime, its Western handlers are banking on the utmost escalation of the hybrid war unleashed against Russia, trying to attain the illusory goal of ‘strategically defeating Moscow.’ However, no matter how much Zelenskyy and his henchmen hope and pray for it, there is no ‘wonder-weapon’ capable of affecting the course of the special military operation," Zakharova said.