President Zelenskiy addressing the nation on Ukraine's Independence Day:
Ukrainians always repay their debts. Those who wished disaster upon our land will see it come to their own homes—with interest.
Anyone who sought to turn our country into a buffer zone should worry about their own nation becoming a buffer federation.
Our people should never have known the cursed places like Savasleyka, Olenya, and Engels. Sadly, they do. And now, our enemy must understand what Ukrainian retribution means.
To any location within the Russian Federation that poses a threat to our state and our people, a Ukrainian response will inevitably come.
We will not allow our land, where the Blue and Yellow flag belongs, to be turned into a grey zone.
The sick old man in Red Square, who constantly threatens the world with a Red Button, will not dictate his Red Lines.