Russian Foreign Minister says the geographical objectives of Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine are no longer limited to the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions, commonly known as the Donbas.

“Now, the geography is different. And it is not only [the territories controlled by Russia-backed separatists in the Donbas] but also the Kherson region, the Zaporizhzhya region, and a number of other territories, and the process continues, and it continues consequently and persistently”, - Sergei Lavrov said.

He added that “if the West delivers long-range weapons to Kyiv, the geographic goals of the special operation in Ukraine will expand even more”.