President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday warned Ukrainians to be vigilant in the coming week as they prepare to celebrate their Independence Day, as fresh blasts hit Crimea and a missile wounded 12 civilians near a nuclear power plant.
In his nightly video address, Zelenskyy said Ukrainians must not allow Moscow to ¡°spread despondency and fear¡± among them as they mark the 31st anniversary of independence from Soviet rule.
¡°We must all be aware that this week Russia could try to do something particularly ugly, something particularly vicious,¡± Zelenskyy said ahead of the anniversary on Wednesday, which also marks six months since Russia¡¯s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began.
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