Five words to strike fear into Putin: Zelensky gives chilling video address ahead of US missile strikes deep into Russia

VOLODYMYR Zelensky has issued a stark informing to his foe Vladimir Putin arsenic helium told the tyrant: "Missiles volition talk for themselves".

It comes arsenic Washington has fixed the go-ahead for US-missiles to beryllium utilized to onslaught wrong Russian territory for the archetypal time.

Joe Biden has agelong snubbed Ukrainian person Zelensky's pleas for Western-supplied weapons to beryllium utilized connected Russian turf - fearing an escalation successful the war.

But it is understood the US president has fixed the greenish airy conscionable 2 months earlier helium exits the White House.

American-supplied ATACMS missiles could archetypal beryllium utilized against Russian and North Korean troops successful Kursk earlier being utilized against different targets.

Zelensky contiguous said: "There's a batch of speech successful the media astir america receiving support for respective actions.

"But strikes are not carried retired with words. Such things are not announced. Missiles volition talk for themselves."

Unnamed US officials said Kyiv plans to unleash its archetypal long-range strikes successful the coming days.

But with Donald Trump owed to instrumentality implicit arsenic president successful 2 months, it is unclear whether helium volition uphold his predecessor's policy.

Putin - whose stalling warfare is astir astatine the 3 twelvemonth people - antecedently warned allowing Ukraine to occurrence Western-supplied weapons into Russia would resistance Nato into nonstop conflict.

Moscow contiguous insisted that the US has taken “a precise large measurement towards the opening of World War Three" successful giving Ukraine the go-ahead.

Putin’s mouthpieces issued apocalyptic warnings - portion 1 Russian authoritative urged Britain and France to garbage to travel suit.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov pointed to Putin’s earlier statements successful St Petersburg when helium indicated specified a determination could trigger a satellite war. 

He said: "We have, of course, paid attraction to the applicable publications, which [are] without notation to immoderate authoritative sources.

"And present the presumption of our President, the presumption of the Russian side, was precise intelligibly and unambiguously formulated by our Head of State successful his connection that helium made successful St Petersburg.

"It says everything precise clearly. I simply urge that you work these words of the President erstwhile again."

Putin antecedently warned: "This is their nonstop participation, and this already, of course, importantly changes the precise essence, the precise quality of the conflict.

"It volition mean that Nato countries, the United States, European countries are astatine warfare with Russia."

Initial strikes volition apt beryllium carried retired utilizing the American ATACMS rockets, which person a scope of up to 190 miles, sources say.

The archetypal long-range attacks could beryllium launched successful the coming days astatine Kursk, insiders said.

Putin has bolstered his defences successful the Russian portion with 10,000 North Korean troops arsenic it looks to claw it backmost from Ukraine.

And it is believed America's prohibition assistance could pave the mode for Sir Keir Starmer to let Ukraine to usage Storm Shadow rockets to blast Russian territory.

Bunker-busting Storm Shadows are susceptible of dodging aerial defences - making them a nightmare for force targets.

The £800,000 missiles - already being fired wrong Ukraine - usage GPS to precisely deed targets, and tin question astatine 600mph.

Shadow defence caput James Cartlidge said it was the "right time" for support to beryllium granted to usage the weapons.

He said helium welcomed Biden's "important" decision.

Mr Cartlidge told Sky News: "I anticipation it is simply a precursor to the UK granting afloat autonomy connected usage of Storm Shadow (missiles).

"Obviously these are analyzable matters.

"On this we had to determination with the Americans, truthful I invited the information that the President has fixed this steer, and I anticipation it present leads to the UK doing the same."