The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, reported on Tuesday that he had heard a report from the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, on the situation at the front, noting that the Ukrainian army has good defensive results in the Zaporizhzhia direction. This is reported by UNN.
Report of the Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi. The overall situation at the front, the defense of our positions. The Kurakhiv and Pokrovsk directions remain the most difficult. I am grateful to every unit that destroys the occupier and holds back the Russian advance. We have good defensive results in the Zaporizhzhia direction. We discussed with the Commander-in-Chief the actions of our units in the areas of the Kursk operation. We continue to inflict significant losses on Russia on its territory.
The President also noted that the recently appointed Commander of the Ground Forces, Mykhailo Drapaty, and the Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Oleh Apostol, have already begun to fulfill their tasks. "We expect the effectiveness of their service in their new positions, and this will directly affect the increase in the combat capability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," Zelenskyy emphasized.
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The head of the NSDC's Center for Strategic Communications, Andrii Kovalenko, reported on the preparation of the Russian Federation for actions in the Zaporizhzhia region, but emphasized the lack of forces for an offensive on the city of Zaporizhzhia. The enemy is accumulating and regrouping personnel and equipment.