Kyiv has issued a warning to the Kremlin that Ukrainian forces “will reach any point” inside the Russian Federation as thousands are now inside the Kursk region.
The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky then warned that this is also a “source of danger” to the lives of Ukrainians as Russia will ultimately retaliate in a manner of his choosing.
The Russian ambassador to the US has said on Friday that Vladimir Putin has “made a decision” on how to respond to Ukraine’s incursion in the Kursk region.
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However, Kyiv remains steadfast and they are celebrating Independence Day on Saturday to mark 33-years of independence from Russia.
President Zelensky said in a message to make Independence Day on Saturday, “Our enemy will also know what the Ukrainian-way retaliation is. Worthy, symmetrical, long-ranged.
“They will know that sooner or later a Ukrainian response will reach any point in the Russian Federation that is a source of danger to the life of our state and our people.
“It retaliates for our civilians, who are targeted by guided aerial bombs and Kinzhals, for our parents who have turned grey, for our children who are forced to study underground.
“For all our people who would prefer never to know the names of these cursed places in their lives: Savasleika, Olenya, Engels. But unfortunately, Ukrainians know them.”
The Russian ambassador to the US issued a warning to Kyiv, Anatoly Antonov warned, “I tell you sincerely that the president has made a decision.
“I am firmly convinced that everyone will be severely punished for what has happened in Kursk region.”
