Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, issued a fiery statement following Ukraine’s surprise June 1 attack on Russian air bases. Addressing those "worried and waiting for retribution," Medvedev declared, “Justice will come.” He vowed the Russian military would continue its advance without pause and warned that “what must be destroyed will be destroyed.” Reacting to Ukraine’s strikes on multiple airfields deep inside Russia, he called for the complete elimination of what he described as a neo-Nazi regime, signalling a hardened and uncompromising stance.