KYIV, Aug 5 – The temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions in Donbas will never be Russian, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

"People in the occupied territory of Donbas and Crimea must understand, this is not about someone throwing someone out somewhere. Once again, your homeland or are you a guest? I think that, if you live in the territory of Donbas today, temporarily occupied, and you think that this is a right thing for us to go to Russia, we are Russians, it is a big mistake to stay in Donbas. It will never be Russian territory. Just never," Zelensky said in interview on the Dom television channel.