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The headquarters of a company, destroyed by a Russian missile attack in the Zaporizhia region, Ukraine, this Sunday.

Ukraine anticipates new massive Russian attacks and prepares to respond

The president of Ukraine, Volodímir Zelenski, has assured that Russia is concentrating forces and means for "a possible repetition" of the massive attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, but has warned: "We are preparing to respond."

In his usual nightly speech broadcast on the networks, Zelensky also assured that the Russians used Iranian attack drones again this Sunday, and that, although some have been shot down, "there are also successes."

The use of Iranian drones alluded to precisely this Sunday in the conversation between the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the Ukrainian president, who stated that the whole world has to know that the Iranian regime "helps Russia to prolong the war". "If it weren't for the Iranian supply of weapons to the aggressor, we would now be closer to peace," he said.

Zelensky also stated that "not a single Kalibr aircraft carrier" has entered into combat in the Black Sea, which is a "significant result" of the Ukrainian forces.

"The smaller the Russian Black Sea fleet, the safer the Black Sea is. And there will definitely be a day when we will announce that we have provided Ukraine with full protection against the Russian threat, both at sea and in the sky. I am sure of that," he said.

The Ukrainian president also indicated that "fierce Russian attacks" continue in the Donetsk region, where Russia suffers "serious losses", despite which "it continues to lead its mobilized soldiers and mercenaries to death".