‘War is returning to Russia’s territory’: Ukrainian president

By Merve Berker

ANKARA (AA) – Russia’s war on Ukraine is now on its way back to its country of origin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday.

“Gradually, the war is returning to Russia's territory – to its symbolic centers and military bases, and this is an inevitable natural and fair process,” he said on Twitter/X.

“Russian aggression has gone bankrupt on the battlefield,” he added.

Sunday, July 30 was the 522nd day of the “so-called ‘special military operation,” he stressed, mocking Moscow’s euphemism for the war, adding that the Russian side had initially expected it to “last for a week or two.”

He praised his country for growing stronger as days pass.

Zelenskyy warned all Ukrainians to be ready for any possible attack by the “Russian terrorists” on the country’s energy sector and facilities of critical importance after summer turns to fall and then winter.

He said “the current state of preparation for all possible scenarios” was the topic A at the meeting of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Ukraine in the Ivano-Frankivsk region held on Sunday.

With the attendances of Ukrainian “communities, government officials, representatives of defense and security forces, partners of Ukraine cooperating with the Congress,” he said that the meeting had a “very informative conversation.”

The parties also discussed the issue of urgent reconstruction, including the energy sector, and various ways to ensure life in the communities, the Ukrainian president added.