KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Moscow on Tuesday of a robust response if Russian forces perform assaults on or round Ukraine’s Independence Day.
Zelenskyy has warned that Russia, which invaded Ukraine on February 24, might strive “one thing significantly ugly” within the run-up to Wednesday’s Independence Day, which marks Ukraine’s break from Soviet rule.
Requested at a information convention with visiting Polish President Andrzej Duda about the potential of a Russian missile strike on Kyiv, he stated there was a day by day menace of assaults and Ukrainian intelligence was working with overseas intelligence.
“Russia does this on a regular basis. Can they improve the variety of these strikes? Sure, they will do it on (August) Twenty third-Twenty fourth,” Zelenskyy stated.
“What’s going to Ukraine do in the event that they hit Kyiv? The identical as now. As a result of for me as president, and for each Ukrainian, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Donbas, it’s all the identical. Ukrainians reside there. (and) Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia.”
He stated the response could be the identical for any Ukrainian metropolis that comes underneath assault from Russia.
“In the event that they hit us, they are going to obtain a response, a robust response,” Zelenskyy stated. “I wish to say that every day, this response will develop, it can get stronger and stronger.”
Zelenskyy has warned that Russia, which invaded Ukraine on February 24, might strive “one thing significantly ugly” within the run-up to Wednesday’s Independence Day, which marks Ukraine’s break from Soviet rule.
Requested at a information convention with visiting Polish President Andrzej Duda about the potential of a Russian missile strike on Kyiv, he stated there was a day by day menace of assaults and Ukrainian intelligence was working with overseas intelligence.
“Russia does this on a regular basis. Can they improve the variety of these strikes? Sure, they will do it on (August) Twenty third-Twenty fourth,” Zelenskyy stated.
“What’s going to Ukraine do in the event that they hit Kyiv? The identical as now. As a result of for me as president, and for each Ukrainian, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Donbas, it’s all the identical. Ukrainians reside there. (and) Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia.”
He stated the response could be the identical for any Ukrainian metropolis that comes underneath assault from Russia.
“In the event that they hit us, they are going to obtain a response, a robust response,” Zelenskyy stated. “I wish to say that every day, this response will develop, it can get stronger and stronger.”
