Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukrainian attacks on infrastructure in Russia had caused damage but had not led to critical consequences.
Putin made the remarks on Wednesday at a meeting of the Council for Strategic Development and National Projects in Moscow. The Russian leader instructed the government to prepare a program to rebuild the damaged infrastructure to a higher standard.
These kinds of attacks have no critical consequences and never have. However, they are certainly causing us harm; that is clear, and we understand, see and know it.
Economic growth assessment
Putin said that growth in the Russian economy remained limited but positive, adding that gross domestic product had generally increased by approximately 1%.
Putin said growth stood at 0.6% in the first half of the year and 1.3% in the second quarter. He attributed the pace of economic growth to various factors, including external pressure and Ukraine's attacks on industrial and infrastructure facilities.
Emphasis on sovereignty and security
Putin called for strengthening Russia's sovereignty and increasing efficiency in the areas of defense, security and socioeconomic affairs.
Damage to logistics facilities
Russian e-commerce company Wildberries said that some logistics facilities in the Moscow region had been damaged following Ukrainian drone attacks in recent weeks.
The company said it was able to redirect deliveries and shipments to other facilities after evacuating employees from the affected sites.