Politics Selenskyj: War should return to Russia

Ukraine must continue its far-reaching strikes against Russia, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyi.

"Ukraine must strike, carry out really far-reaching strikes against the Russian occupier," said Zelensky in his evening video address on the recent attacks by the Ukrainian armed forces against targets on Russian territory. The attacks against Russian airfields, oil refineries and logistics facilities are particularly effective "when the consequences of the Russian war come home and the enemy has no place for peace in the occupied territories of our country," he said. "

The Ukrainian military recently attacked several targets on Russian territory. Drone attacks set fire to several fuel depots. The Russian telegram channel Mash broadcast videos showing such fires in the Rostov region. Governor Vasily Golubiev confirmed attacks on the districts of Kamensk and Morozovsk, where several objects were damaged. Over the Rostov region alone, 55 Ukrainian drones were counted, he wrote on Telegram.

According to the Mash reports, the attacks also targeted the Russian airbases Morozovsk and Millerovo in the region. According to the Ukrainian General Staff in Kiev, an ammunition depot at the Morozovsk airbase was hit with glide bombs. There was no confirmation of this from the Russian side.

Ukraine also claimed responsibility for the sinking of a Russian submarine. According to the General Staff in Kiev, a Russian S-400 air defense system was hit and a diesel-powered submarine sunk in the naval port of Sevastopol on the occupied Crimean peninsula by a combined missile and explosive boat attack. The submarine "Rostov-on-Don", a so-called Kilo-class boat launched only ten years ago, sank immediately.

The report of the sinking could not be independently confirmed. There was no comment from the Russian side.

Zelensky reiterated his call for Ukraine's Western partners to give their permission to use the heavy weapons they have provided - cruise missiles and rockets - against targets on Russian territory. "We need this decision so that we can use all the weapons that can be effective," said Selensky. So far, Ukraine can only use combat drones of its own production, but the explosive power of such weapons is usually insufficient.

"We must protect the lives of our people and end the war on Ukraine's terms," said Selensky, explaining his demand. "And every strike that responds precisely to Russian bombs, that destroys Russian logistics and Russian bases, that makes it harder for the occupier to stay on our land - every such strike brings a just end to the war closer."

Thanks to partners for sanctions against Moscow

Selensky once again thanked his country's partners for their support, especially for their pressure on Moscow. "All sanctions, all decisions, all forms of pressure on the aggressor because of this war must continue to work and be strengthened so that the Russian state cannot circumvent the sanctions," said Zelensky. "The more difficult it is for Moscow to maintain its military production and supply the army, the more it will actually force Russia to make peace."

Fighting on various fronts

Military personnel from both sides reported fighting on almost all fronts in Ukraine. Once again, the region west of the Donbass was the scene of heavy fighting, as Russian and Ukrainian military leaders unanimously reported. No information was given about possible shifts on the front in favor of one of the warring parties.