 The Ukrainian army will do everything necessary to protect Ukraine, says official. The Ukrainian army will do everything necessary to protect the country and will not ask permission from anyone. Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Alexei Danilov has said. In an interview with Kiev Post-News paper on Thursday, Danilov stressed, If it's necessary to protect our country, the Ukrainian army can be in the territory of the occupiers. If the defense of our country requires us to be where we deem necessary, we will be there. He noted that Russia itself is doing everything to end its own existence, adding that the end of Russia will definitely come. The statement comes after Russia launched large-scale missile attacks across Ukraine on Thursday, targeting the country's civilian infrastructure. The capital, Kiev, and Odessa were most hard hit in the missile strikes. Five people were injured and 28 facilities were damaged in the wave of attacks as the Ukrainian Defense Ministry described as one of the most massive missile attacks since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.