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Zelenskyy Urges Ukrainians to Use Shelters Amid Intensified Russian Threats
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Zelenskyy Urges Ukrainians to Use Shelters Amid Intensified Russian Threats

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged citizens to use shelters, warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin may intensify attacks as he weakens politically and physically.
  • Russia threatened further strikes on Ukraine following a large-scale drone attack on Moscow that caused fires and evacuations at the country's largest airport.
  • Zelenskyy described the attack on Moscow as a "completely justified response" to Russian strikes on Kyiv, including an attack on a historic cathedral.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged citizens to seek shelter, warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin may intensify missile and drone attacks. Zelenskyy stated that Putin is weakening politically, on the battlefield, and physically, which could lead to increased aggression.

Russia has threatened further strikes against Ukraine. This comes after Ukraine launched its largest drone attack on Moscow in years, causing fires and evacuations at the nation's main airport. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated Putin's earlier declaration that Russia would conduct "massive group strikes" against Ukraine, stating that the military is carrying them out and will continue to do so.

Therefore, he may intensify strikes against us, our people, using missiles and drones. Please use shelters. I really ask you, very much.

— Volodymyr ZelenskyyUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged citizens to use shelters due to potential intensified Russian attacks.

Zelenskyy called the drone attack on Moscow a "completely justified response" to what he described as deadly Russian strikes on Kyiv. He specifically mentioned an earlier attack on a significant cathedral and an 11th-century monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage site. "If Ukraine burns, then Moscow will burn too," Zelenskyy declared.

If Ukraine burns, then Moscow will burn too.

— Volodymyr ZelenskyyUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the drone attack on Moscow as a justified response to Russian strikes.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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