After Ukraine’s round-the-clock bombardment, Putin gave all of Russia a reassurance. Zelensky never expected that he would end up bombing a whole circle himself—and it would be no match for one sentence from Putin. Before Russia could even begin to react, Ukraine changed tactics; Moscow airspace was immediately breached. Explosions echoed across the entire country. As Russians grew increasingly anxious, at the critical moment Putin quickly delivered a nationwide address to give all of Russia a reassurance.