Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Ukraine will soon be able to attack “any point” of the Russian federation that is a “source of danger” to his country and people.

Speaking in a 13-minute Ukrainian Independence Day video address – that was said to be recorded in the border area from where Kyiv launched its surprise incursion into Russia – Mr Zelensky said that Russia wanted to “destroy” Ukraine but war has “returned to its home”.

“Our enemy will know what the Ukrainian way of retaliation is…. They will know that, sooner or later, a Ukrainian response will reach any point in the Russian federation that is a source of danger to the life of our state or our people,” he said.

Mr Zelensky continued: “And the one who wanted to turn our land into a buffer zone should think about preventing his country from becoming a buffer federation.”

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