Russian envoy vows to achieve all targets set for "special military operation" in Ukraine

All previously set objectives of the Russian "special military operation" in Ukraine will be achieved, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya told journalists.

"We are implementing all of the set tasks of the special military operation and its objectives will be achieved eventually," Nebenzya said in a response to a question regarding developments of the Russian "special military operation" in Ukraine, TASS reports.

Russia’s UN envoy also said he was unable to provide details about the delivered strikes on October 10 against the military command, energy and communications facilities in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said at an urgent Security Council meeting on October 10 that a massive strike had been inflicted on Ukrainian energy, military command and communications facilities and warned Kyiv that if Ukraine tried to continue terrorist attacks in Russia, they would be met with a tough response.

"All I know is that the strikes were delivered," Nebenzya said. "I also know that the Russian side had warned the Ukrainians for many days and weeks giving them time to refrain from their acts of sabotage."

"However, they carried out an act of sabotage last Saturday [October 8] at the Crimean Bridge, which is an extremely important civilian infrastructure for Russia," Russia’s UN envoy added.

On the morning of October 8, a truck exploded on the Crimean Bridge, collapsing two eastbound parts of its road section and subsequently setting ablaze a train of fuel tanks on a separate, adjacent rail portion of the bridge. As a result of the blast, three people were killed. A government commission chaired by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin was set up after the incident. Rail traffic has been restored on the bridge, which was also partly reopened for buses and automobiles.