In his late-night address on Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Russia that any attempts at annexation would lead to sanctions that would cause devastation, just like after the 1917 revolution, CNN reported..

“I want to say right now: if someone wants a new annexation, it can only lead to new powerful sanctions against Russia.. You will make your country as poor as it has not been since the 1917 revolution.. So it's better to look for peace now,"

He urged residents of the southern regions of Kherson and Zaporozhye regions to be very careful with the information they provide to Russian troops..

“If they ask you to fill out any forms, indicate your passport, you should know - this is not not to help you. This is aimed at falsifying the so-called referendum on your land, according to the script written in Moscow, he said..

Zelensky thanked the Prime Ministers of Spain and Denmark for their support and for the visit to Kyiv, as well as the Prime Minister of Denmark for his willingness to support the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine, in particular, Mykolaiv.

The President of Ukraine also thanked the United States for additional support, saying that " We are grateful for this. This pack contains very powerful defense tools for our military. In particular, these are artillery, drones. This is what we expected."

Earlier in an address to the Portuguese parliament, Zelensky said that as of Thursday, Russian forces had killed at least 1,126 Ukrainians in the Kiev region, including 40 children.. He also said that Russian forces had already deported at least 500,000 Ukrainians from the territory they had occupied..