It is time to end this war. But Russia’s ruler wants to keep fighting. That is why Ukrainian sanctions against this aggression are working. Last night, our drones covered a distance of about 1,000 kilometers to the St. Petersburg region – to the enemy navy’s arsenals and a base in Kronstadt. Our long-range sanctions also reached about 500 kilometers into the Krasnodar region – and hit an oil depot. These are important results of the joint efforts by warriors from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine, and the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine. Russia must end its war and stop its attacks on life. Any manifestation of injustice against Ukraine will receive a just response. I thank our warriors for their precision.
Open Letter
To the President of the Russian Federation
From the President of Ukraine
When you came to power in Russia more than 26 years ago, many people in Ukraine viewed you positively. That is how it was. But that is now in the past.
Now, the overwhelming majority of Ukrainians view it positively that our long-range drones paid a visit to the opening of your forum in St. Petersburg, covering a distance of more than 1,000 kilometers. As you know very well, that distance is not the limit of our capabilities.
Several Ukrainians have told me in person and X that my original spelling of Kyiv is wrong. I said “Kiev” originally, which is the Russian spelling.
When the war started, on-air journalists gradually switched from saying Kee-yev to Keev. I never understood why. Until now.
Russia is waging a cultural war on Ukraine. They are indoctrinating kidnapped children to only speak Russian, forbidding the use of Ukrainian. Russian leaders claim Ukraine has no distinct cultural identity or history separate from Russia.
But last night I ate borscht, a Ukrainian dish, for the first time. I’m in a city originally named Kyivan Rus’. Muscovites took the name to create “Russia.” Even the underlying technology for Russia’s nuclear energy is Ukrainian.
Russia has appropriated Ukrainian history and culture since Russia’s founding. Ukrainians take pride in their history and identity. They do not like to see it appropriated by Russians killing their families every single day.
So if you’re an American asking yourself why this matters, you have your answer.
Reporting from KYIV with @LauraLoomer@LoomerUnleashed
Putin is in trouble. This is precisely the wrong moment to offer him a way out.
Keep calm and stay the course. Our strategy is working.
To those concerned about the risks posed by a losing aggressor, remember: aggression succeeding would be far more dangerous.
The last thing Europe should do is self-deter.
Ukraine's Budanov:
The Russians were not mentally prepared for the possibility of drones—and sometimes missiles—arriving on a massive scale.
For them, this is a shock. Their society is neither prepared nor willing to accept it.
They believed this could never happen because they are very strong, very powerful, and everyone is afraid of them. It turns out that's not the case.
Imagine spending 18 months preparing one operation.
Then imagine watching dozens of Russian strategic aircraft burn because it worked.
One year of absolutely meticulous planning, intelligence work, logistics, and operational security led to this moment.
Operation Spiderweb will be studied for years.
A historic video showing a russian multiple rocket launcher Grad firing at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, while another is firing exactly in the opposite direction, at Donetsk.
And there's your answer to the question of who "bombed Donbass for eight years."
Треба провадити власну внутрішню політику
Треба тиснути на ЄС і вимагати неможливого
В нас немає десятиліть очікувань на порозі,поки десь помре чи програє вибори черговий імперський імбецил-шантажист
Тиск і лише тиск може принести результати
Все інше-пуста балаканина
Great reminder to everyone thinking about “Ukraine civil war 2014”.
There was never a civil war, never there were “separatists”.
Just Russian FSB operatives.