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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (not pictured) after talks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 3, 2026. Thomas Peter/Reuters
Ukraine will conduct pre-emptive strikes against facilities that contribute to Russia’s war machine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
“I instructed our intelligence and our army to act in advance against the facilities the Russians use to scale up the war,” Zelenskyy said in his June 24 evening address to the nation.
Victoria Friedman is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of international stories, with a particular interest in technology, eastern Europe, and defense.