President of Ukraine

Current events

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The main topics of discussion were Ukraine’s urgent financial and defense needs, strengthening air defense, opening the remaining four negotiating clusters in the EU accession process, and increasing sanctions pressure on Russia.

The Head of State thanked Japan for its strong and unwavering support for Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion and emphasized that Ukraine greatly values all the economic and humanitarian support.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with the principal and teachers of a school that Russia struck with a “shahed” this morning. The strike caused a fire, partially destroyed a wall of the building, and damaged windows and doors.

On the Day of Defenders of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated students of military lyceums and security-oriented lyceums of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on taking the Lyceum Student Oath.

On the Day of Defenders of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy honored the memory of fallen Ukrainian warriors.

Ahead of the Day of Defenders of Ukraine, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Ukrainian warriors, presented them with state awards and military ranks, and presented combat flags, “For Courage and Bravery” ribbons, and ribbons bearing honorary names to units of the Defense Forces.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held phone calls with President of Finland Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre.

At the command post of the 3rd Army Corps, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with warriors of the 21st Separate Unmanned Systems Regiment “Kraken.”

At the command post of the 3rd Army Corps, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the warriors carrying out Operation Vivaldi.

In the Lyman sector, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the commanders of the 1st and 2nd National Guard Corps (“Azov” and “Khartiia”), the 3rd, 11th, and 19th Army Corps of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the commander of the 66th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Prince Mstyslav the Brave of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the commanders of battalions and companies of the brigade.