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I thank our guys who are increasing Ukrainian long-range capabilities – both in the sky and at sea. The shooting down of a Russian military aircraft by our naval drone was brilliant – proof of Ukrainian capabilities,
Mr Zelensky said his evening address
We are ready to move toward a ceasefire even starting today, if Russia is ready to take reciprocal steps: complete silence, a lasting ceasefire of at least 30 days,
he wrote on social mediaThis is more of a theatrical performance on his part. Because in two or three days, it is impossible to develop a plan for the next steps to end the war,
Zelenskyy said
They are ensuring your safety,
Zelenskyy saidWe cannot bear responsibility for what happens on the territory of the Russian Federation,
Zelenskyy told the Interfax-Ukraine news agencyHe is threatening the physical safety of veterans who will come to parades and celebrations on the holy day, ... His statement... is, of course, a direct threat."
she said, addingMany still don't realize where the root of the evil really is and who brought death to their homes,
Vitaliy addedAll we know about this is that the armed forces of Ukraine always try to solve humanitarian issues related to local civilians regardless of the citizenship of these people,
Pavel Luzin, a visiting scholar at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in the US, told DWWe would like to [return to Sudzha], if there is anything to return to,
Anastasia told DWIt is still unclear whether we are safe or not. We have no peace because there are still drones … We live in fear, one day at a time,
Marina told DWThey talk and promise more than they do. The reality is different,
Nadezhda, another resident of the city of Kursk, told DWPlease take the message to [Russian President Vladimir] Putin that nobody needs us at all,
one local woman pleaded in a video shared by the Telegram channel Ostorozhno, Novosti in AugustPoor, unhappy people, they are not guilty, as we are not now,
Marina told DWI don't want to feel anything towards [Ukrainians]. I just want to detach myself from this and live my life,
Nadezhda, another Kursk resident, told DWHe either died or he was killed. Well, I don't know exactly,
Anastasia told DW,
I have an impression that before 2022, you were living on an uninhabited island, that you had no roads, hospitals, schools … that it was not the government who was paying your pension, that it came just out of the blue,
Alexander Khinshtein, the current governor of the Kursk region, defended Moscow's dedication to the region in a meeting with Kursk locals last December