Right now in Kharkiv and Dnipro, in our other cities and communities, work is underway to deal with the aftermath of Russian strikes.

In Kyiv today, the Russian army damaged yet another hospital – an absolutely civilian facility. In Dnipro, among the hits was a civilian enterprise, a food producer – ordinary sunflower oil. It turns out that this is also a target for Russia. In Kharkiv, the Russians struck directly at heating and energy supplies for people, at ordinary life – ballistic missiles against the energy sector. In Kherson, repair crews and power engineers were working to restore electricity supply after Russian strikes.

And all of this shows only one thing: Russia does not take seriously the diplomatic efforts that civilized countries are trying to pursue with it. Russia is dragging out the war and trying to inflict as much damage on Ukraine as possible – their strategy is unchanged. Our strategy – the strategy of protecting life – will be strengthened. We are already doing this.