Zelenskyy approves responses to Russian attacks: Russians have already seen strikes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he had approved certain response formats to Russian attacks on Ukraine and noted that Russian forces had already seen strikes overnight.
Source: Zelenskyy in his evening address
Quote: "Today, there was also a detailed meeting with our intelligence agencies – Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, the Foreign Intelligence Service, the Security Service of Ukraine and Ukraine's General Staff. Several important issues were discussed. Of course, we must respond to Russian strikes against our cities and villages in a just and tangible way."
Details: Zelenskyy said he approved several response measures to Russian attacks.
"Last night, the enemy already saw strikes hitting, in particular, their oil facilities and military sites. We are continuing these operations," he noted.
Speaking about Russia's plans to strike the Office of the President, Zelenskyy stressed that some people in Moscow still do not understand that Ukrainians will never surrender their independence.
"One way or another – whether on Bankova or without Bankova – we will not surrender our land, our sovereignty, or our state," the president said. [Bankova Street is where the Ukrainian President's Office is located – ed.]
Background:
- On 13 May, Defence Intelligence of Ukraine warned that Russia had launched a new combined aerial attack against Ukraine that could become prolonged.
- Following this, a Russian combined strike on the night of 13-14 May caused part of a residential high-rise building in Kyiv to collapse. The attack killed 24 people, including three children.
- Meanwhile, Special Operations Forces of Ukraine struck the Ryazan Refinery in a joint operation with the Unmanned Systems Forces and other components of Ukraine's defence forces on the night of 14-15 May.
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