Russian President Vladimir Putin makes an emergency statement, Russian media reports. According to RIA Novosti, the Russian president commented on the use of Western long-range weapons by Ukraine on Russian territory.

According to him, it is impossible to use long-range weapons on Russian territory without specialists from the countries where they were made.

“The conflict in Ukraine has acquired elements of a global character after attacks by long-range Western missiles on the Russian Federation,” RIA Novosti quoted the Russian president as saying.

Putin also noted that Russian troops are advancing along the entire battle line. “All the tasks of the Special Military Operation will be solved,” he said.