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Please thank, support and tell your friends, your children and people around the world about our warriors. Our warriors deserve it.

Today the world saw that the bosses of Russia do not control anything. Complete absence of any predictability. The security of Europe's eastern flank depends only on our defense. And that is why every manifestation of support for our defense is support for your defense, everyone in the free world.

Now I want to thank all our people who, under the existing conditions and with the available resources in the state, are doing everything that depends on them to make the state effective. And, of course, the front. Knowing our heroes, and being grateful to them is a must.

A meeting of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) was held under the chairmanship of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during which the state of civil defense facilities, the acceleration of judicial reform and further steps towards gaining the European Union membership by Ukraine were discussed.

I held the NSDC meeting. Three issues on the agenda. Security is the first priority. The second point on the agenda is courts. Of course, we discussed the tasks that must be completed by the end of the year in order to fully implement each of the European Commission's recommendations for the start of negotiations on joining the European Union.

The Head of State emphasized that the last years of studying had become the most difficult and fateful for today's graduates. However, despite all the challenges associated with Russia's full-scale invasion, a worthy replenishment of officers is now joining the officer corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Many of you have participated in combat operations in the East even before you studied for your specialties and have relevant combat experience. From the very first hours of the full-scale war, you and your lecturers took up arms, reinforced the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and bravely stood up to defend Ukraine.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska visited the book fair of the XI International Book Arsenal Festival, which will take place in Kyiv on June 22-25.

Andriy Yermak informed the interlocutor about the current situation at the front, defensive and offensive actions of the Ukrainian army, as well as the current needs of our units for various types of weapons.