{"id":1366550,"date":"2026-05-11T00:03:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T21:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1366550"},"modified":"2026-05-11T00:03:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T21:03:07","slug":"if-russia-returns-to-full-scale-warfare-ukraine-will-respond-symmetrically-zelenskyy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/if-russia-returns-to-full-scale-warfare-ukraine-will-respond-symmetrically-zelenskyy\/","title":{"rendered":"If Russia returns to full-scale warfare, Ukraine will respond symmetrically, \u2014 Zelenskyy"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Ukraine refrained for two days from long-range strikes in response to the absence of large-scale Russian attacks. If Russia decides to return to full-scale warfare, Ukraine will respond in kind, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video address, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cIt is positive that, as of now, there have been no massive attacks today \u2014 no missile or air strikes. However, in frontline areas and communities near the front, there has been no calm. Russian forces continue their assault activity on key directions. There is shelling and various types of drone strikes at the front. Over yesterday and today, there have already been more than 150 assault actions, over a hundred shellings, and nearly ten thousand kamikaze drone strikes,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>According to the head of state, the Russian army is not observing silence at the front and is not even attempting to do so.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cAll our Ukrainian units are acting symmetrically and defending our positions as required. As for our long-range actions \u2014 yesterday and today Ukraine refrained from them in response to the absence of large-scale Russian attacks,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>Zelenskyy added that Ukraine will continue to respond symmetrically, and \u201cif the Russians decide to return to full-scale warfare, our response will be immediate and impactful.\u201d<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cDistance is becoming less and less significant \u2014 we have demonstrated this with our long-range capabilities. Ukraine always acts clearly and honestly in this regard,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>As reported, Russian forces have carried out 60 attacks on the positions of Ukraine\u2019s Defense Forces since the beginning of the day, with the heaviest fighting taking place in the Pokrovsk direction.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/volodymyr-zelenskyy-1-000-for-1-000-prisoner-exchange-is-being-prepared-and-must-take-place\/\">Volodymyr Zelenskyy: \u201c1,000 for 1,000\u201d prisoner exchange is being prepared and must take place<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine refrained for two days from long-range strikes in response to the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1366554,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,36415,53,55,50],"tags":[72923,72924,72927,76,78],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1366550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-russia-en","category-ukraine-en","category-svit-en","tag-frontline-update","tag-russian-airstrikes-on-ukraine","tag-peace-talks","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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