President Zelensky for the first time has acknowledged that his troops invaded Russia. He said the operation is designed “to restore justice.”

“Ukraine is proving that it can indeed restore justice and is ensuring the exact kind of pressure that is needed — pressure on the aggressor,” he said in an address to the nation Saturday night. This summer, Kursk, the Russian region under Ukrainian attack, launched 2,000 cross-border attacks against Ukraine. He said: “Artillery, mortars, drones. We also record missile strikes —  and each such strike deserves a fair response.”