Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the frontline in Kharkiv on Monday, as Germany responded to Vladimir Putin’s warning of a Cold War-style missile crisis.

In Kharkiv, Zelensky honored Kyiv’s special forces, who have been engaged in intense combat with Russian forces in the region since May.

“Today, I had the honor to be there to congratulate our Special Forces warriors on their professional day and to present them with state awards,” Zelensky said.

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Meanwhile, Germany declared it would “not be intimidated” by Putin’s threat to station long-range missiles within striking distance of the West. Putin warned that if Washington deployed long-range missiles in Germany, Russia would respond similarly, reminiscent of the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, when Russian nuclear weapons were positioned in Cuba, targeting the US.

Additionally, Ukrainian drones carried out an unprecedented raid, flying 1,100 miles to strike a supersonic long-range missile carrier at the Olenya airfield in Murmansk, Russia’s Arctic far north. This ambitious operation brought the drones to within 200 kilometers of the Finnish border, according to officials.