Zelensky after drone attack on Moscow: The war is returning to Russia

(Patria) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the war is returning to Russia after a drone attack on the capital Moscow, the BBC reported.

Zelensky said the attacks on Russian territory are an "inevitable, natural and absolutely fair process" of the war between the two countries. The Russian Defence Ministry said three Ukrainian drones were shot down on Sunday, and two crashed into office buildings. Vnukovo Airport, southwest of the city centre, was briefly closed.

In a video address from the western Ukrainian city of Ivano-Frankivsk, Zelensky said Ukraine is becoming stronger.

"Today is the 522nd day of the so-called 'Special Military Operation', which the Russian leadership thought would last a few weeks," he said.

"Gradually, the war is returning to the territory of Russia – to its symbolic centres and military bases, and this is an inevitable, natural and absolutely fair process," he added.

This characterisation is certainly a higher level compared to Kyiv's usual approach of not acknowledging responsibility for attacks inside Russia, the BBC noted. It may be far from an admission, but Zelensky clearly feels confident enough to apply pressure, and not just on the Kremlin.

Such drone attacks are also an opportunity for him to address the Russian population, most of whom believe Moscow's invasion is just. If explosions near home are linked to what is happening in Ukraine, according to Zelensky's suggestion, it will be a little harder for Vladimir Putin to justify his invasion, which he only wants to expand.

Officials said there were no injuries after the drone attack in Moscow.
Moscow, which lies about 500 km from the Ukrainian border, has rarely been a target since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.