Zelensky tells Ukrainians not to panic as fears of escalation mount

President Volodymyr Zelensky urged fellow Ukrainians not to spread panic after a day of heightened tensions in the war-torn country.

Zelensky made the appeal against the backdrop of the closure of several embassies in Kiev due to worries about the imminent threat of a major Russian air attack.

“The information overload that took place today, the panicked messages that were sent, all of this only helps Russia,” he said in his evening video message on Wednesday.

Russia is a “crazy neighbor,” but this applies on the 1,001st day of the war just as much as on any other day of the war before, he said.

Many people in Ukraine are growing concerned that Russia could escalate the war after Ukraine reportedly used long-range Western missiles to strike inside Russian territory.

President Volodymyr Zelensky urged fellow Ukrainians not to spread panic after a day of heightened tensions in the war-torn country.

Zelensky made the appeal against the backdrop of the closure of several embassies in Kiev due to worries about the imminent threat of a major Russian air attack.

“The information overload that took place today, the panicked messages that were sent, all of this only helps Russia,” he said in his evening video message on Wednesday.

Russia is a “crazy neighbor,” but this applies on the 1,001st day of the war just as much as on any other day of the war before, he said.

Many people in Ukraine are growing concerned that Russia could escalate the war after Ukraine reportedly used long-range Western missiles to strike inside Russian territory.