‘War has returned to Russia’: Zelenskyy hails Ukraine offensive in I-Day speech

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy remarked during Ukraine’s 33rd Independence Day speech that Russia’s military campaign has resulted in conflict spilling into Russian territory. He also emphasized Ukraine’s legal progress by ratifying the Rome Statute and signing a law banning Moscow-linked religious groups. Additionally, a drone strike in Russia’s Voronezh region caused emergency protocols to be enacted.