Zelensky’s drone warning to Russians

Hours after Moscow was once again attacked by unmanned drones in the early hours of Sunday, Volodymyr Zelensky has declared that the war is turning back on Russia. Speaking in his daily video address, the Ukrainian president stated that ‘Russian aggression had failed on the battlefield’.

‘Ukraine is getting stronger,’ he continued. ‘Gradually, the war is returning to the territory of Russia – to its symbolic centres and military bases, and this is an inevitable, natural and absolutely fair process.’

This is the sixth drone attack on the Russian capital in three months and the latest incident appears to mark a significant departure in tactics for Ukraine. Until now, Kyiv has rarely acknowledged any attacks on Russia or Russian-annexed territories. Zelensky did not take responsibility for this latest incident, but his hint that the fight is coming to Russia suggests a new confidence among the leadership in Ukraine.

Nearly three months ago, at the start of May following a drone attack on the Kremlin itself, Zelensky went as far as to state that: ‘We don’t attack Putin or Moscow.