I wish you health, fellow Ukrainians!
First of all, our precision – our long-range sanctions against Russia for this war. Today, the Defense Forces of Ukraine, our Security Service of Ukraine, and our intelligence carried out a large-scale operation targeting the Moscow region. A good wave of our deep strikes – we are ensuring that Ukraine has this capability. The distance to the targets this time was more than 500 kilometers, and this is significant also because the Moscow region is the most heavily saturated with Russian air defense systems. They protect the area around their seat of power most of all. But Ukrainian long-range steps are already overcoming this.
As I said yesterday, Russians should be thinking about their refineries, their oil facilities and enterprises – not about how to ruin the lives of other nations, whether in Ukraine, Moldova, or any other neighboring country. Over the past day, our Defense Forces also struck facilities in the temporarily occupied territory – including in Crimea. Our long-range capabilities are significantly changing the situation – and, more broadly, the world’s perception of Russia’s war.
Many partners are now signaling that they see what is happening and how everything has changed – both in attitudes toward this war and in the reachability of Russian targets on Russian territory. The war is quite predictably returning to its “native harbor,” and this is a clear signal that one should not pick a fight with Ukraine or wage an unjust war of conquest against another people – specifically, against the people. It is important that we are sending this signal precisely today, on the Day of Remembrance of the hundreds of thousands of victims of totalitarian repression – repression that originated precisely in Moscow. This morning, Olena and I honored the memory of all victims of Soviet terror – victims of repression – in Bykivnia. We must always remember that our independence – Ukraine’s independence – is also, among other things, a guarantee of security against totalitarianism. We are protecting our independence.
I also want to thank our warriors today – those who are currently on the frontline, every combat brigade. A lot has been done this year, and the shift in the balance of actions on the battlefield is visible. In particular, today’s activity indicators show that there were more Ukrainian active operations over the past 24 hours than Russian operations. And this is a significant result. We will increase all forms of supplies for our army – drones, UGVs, shells, and all resources needed to maintain proper defense and our active operations on the frontline.
And one more point. In the coming week, we will have a significant number of contacts with Europeans – in various formats, including at the leaders’ level. We are preparing for communication with the Americans – we work with them virtually every day, and we need meaningful political interstate results. Such results are possible, and we are now preparing them at the level of our teams. Every day must bring results for Ukraine. Every day, our strength and our long-range capabilities must grow. Thank you to everyone who stands with Ukraine!
Glory to Ukraine!