Zelenskyy responds to question on Ukrainian military operations in Russia

Svitlana Kizilova – Monday, 2 May 2022, 19:13

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy insisted that Ukraine is conducting military operations only within its own borders; he said that he had no knowledge of any actions of Ukrainian troops on Russian soil.

Source: President Zelenskyy, interview for ERT [The Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation – Greece’s state-owned public radio and television broadcaster]

Details: When asked by a reporter whether Ukraine has conducted military operations at the enemy’s rear, President Zelenskyy answered that he knew nothing about this.

According to Zelenskyy: "If we’re talking about the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, then I think that we have every right to take the steps we deem necessary on our land. This is within the internationally recognised borders [of Ukraine]. As for other actions [i.e., possible military actions on Russian territory], I don’t know anything about them."

Background: A fire erupted on a Russian Ministry of Defence facility in Belgorod Region of Russian Federation. On 1 May a railway bridge collapsed in Russia’s Kursk Region, according to the region’s Governor.