Today, I also held important meetings with Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi, Chief of the General Staff Barhylevych, and Ukraine’s Minister of Defense Umerov. We thoroughly discussed the situation on the frontline, in the main directions – Toretsk, Pokrovsk, Kurakhove, Kharkiv, and others. The reports covered not only the current situation and our current actions but also future prospects. Accordingly, we discussed provisioning, armament, and brigade staffing.

We also specifically discussed the Kursk operation – we are holding our positions, and I thank every warrior for their bravery. We must remember that the Kursk operation serves a strategic goal. The war must return to the territories from which it came. This is fair when a buffer zone is created on the aggressor’s territory. Moreover, the Kursk operation has enabled Ukraine to step up its efforts regarding prisoner exchanges – to bring our warriors back from Russian captivity. Everyone can see this.

I thank all the combat brigades and every unit fighting on the frontline!