Current events

Russia has suffered heavy losses in the Sumy direction and lacks the strength to conduct large-scale operations on the front. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated this during a joint media briefing with President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola. This is her fourth visit to Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion.

On the occasion of Rescuer's Day, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the employees of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, congratulated them on their professional holiday, and presented state awards.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy accepted the letters of credence of the newly appointed ambassadors: Michalis Firillas of Cyprus, Andrejs Pildegovičs of Latvia, and Kanwar Adnan Ahmed Khan of Pakistan.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with workers of the oil, gas, and oil refining industries and presented them with state awards.

On the occasion of Tank Troops Day, marked in Ukraine the day before, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with warriors and presented them with state awards: the Orders of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, III class, and the Orders “For Courage,” I–III class.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated film industry representatives – artists and students, future filmmakers – on Ukrainian Cinema Day, presented them with state awards, and conferred honorary titles.

The President noted that it is necessary to finalize the process of developing security guarantees for Ukraine from European countries and to present the outcome to American partners.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom, Yvette Cooper, who is visiting Ukraine on her official first trip.