President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy accepted letters of credence from newly appointed Ambassadors: Luboš Veselý of the Czech Republic, Lars Hansen of Norway, and Heiko Thoms of Germany.

Ukraine has imposed sanctions on officials, businesspeople, and those involved in human rights violations in temporarily occupied Crimea, as well as on propagandists and pro-Russian figures from Moldova. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed three decrees to enact the decisions of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.

I am grateful that many of Ukraine’s proposals have been taken into account in the EU sanctions package. We are constantly working on this with every one of our partners, and of course, above all with the European Union and the Group of Seven.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law passed by the Verkhovna Rada that recognizes servicemembers honored with the President of Ukraine’s award, the Cross of Military Merit, as those who have rendered outstanding service to their homeland.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree establishing the Office of the Military Ombudsman and appointed the first Military Ombudsman, Olha Reshetylova (Kobylynska), who previously served as the Presidential Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Military Personnel and Their Families.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys, who is visiting Ukraine for the fifth time in this role.

Our counteroffensive operation in the Donetsk region – Pokrovsk and Dobropillia sectors – continues. For the Russians, it was one of the most important axes of their offensive, but they failed to mount a full-scale offensive there – our army is destroying their forces.