President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the nation, informing them about a new powerful support package for our country from the United States and the visit to Kyiv by UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

"Ukrainians! Ukrainian women!

All of our defenders!

Today we have serious news for our country, for our defense.

Firstly, the United States has prepared a new support package for Ukraine. It amounts to 33 billion dollars. Specifically, over 20 billion can go towards defense. Another 8 billion dollars are planned for economic support. An additional 3 billion dollars will be directed toward humanitarian aid.

This is a very important step by the United States. And I am grateful to the American people and personally to President Biden for it. I hope that Congress quickly supports this request for help from our country. President Biden rightly said today that this move is not cheap. But the negative consequences of Russian aggression against Ukraine and democracy are so massive that compared to them, this support from the United States is necessary. Together we can definitely stop Russian aggression and securely defend freedom in Europe.

We are also working on redirecting blocked assets of sanctioned individuals and the Russian state for compensation to Ukraine for this war and for rebuilding normal life.

Investigations into crimes committed by Russian troops against our people continue. The position of Ukraine is absolutely clear — every Russian criminal will be held accountable, no matter who they are or where they hide, we will find them all and make them answer for their actions.

The first ten soldiers from the 64th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Ground Forces, who committed crimes against our people in Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, have been identified as suspects. Their surnames are known. We know exactly what they did and all the details about them and their actions. And we will find each one of them. Just like we will find every other Russian monster who killed, tortured Ukrainians, abused our people, destroyed houses and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. None of these scoundrels will escape justice.

Some of them may not live to see a trial and just punishment. But only for one reason. This Russian brigade was moved to Kharkiv Oblast. There they will receive their due from our military forces.

Today, Prime Minister of Bulgaria Kiril Petkov visited Kyiv. We had very substantive and warm talks with him. Bulgaria is among those countries that reacted quickly and decisively to Russian aggression. I am grateful both to the Bulgarian government and to the Bulgarian people for not hesitating to support our country.

We discussed defense, energy, transport issues, sanctions pressure on Russia necessary for peace with Mr. Petkov. We also talked about our cooperation at the level of the European Union. An important agreement was reached — regarding the repair of our military equipment on Bulgarian production capacities.

Another issue we agreed upon is the supply of Ukrainian electricity to Bulgaria and the joint use of Trans-Balkan Gas Pipeline capacity with the Bulgarian side. Thankful for the possibility to use Varna port for exporting our agricultural products.

Today, UN Secretary-General António Guterres was also in Ukraine. It is very important that Mr. Secretary-General visited Borodyanka, Kyiv Oblast and saw with his own eyes what Russian occupiers did there. Hundreds of Ukrainian towns and hundreds of communities have gone through the same as Borodyanka and Bucha. The Russian army in Ukraine deliberately trampled everything upon which the global order after World War II was based.

The UN Charter, international conventions, declarations, human rights... All that is supposed to guarantee freedom and security around the world has been destroyed by Russian aggressive actions. So, the key issue in talks with Mr. Secretary-General of the UN was how we can stop Russian aggression. And this is not just a question about Ukraine, about our fate. This is a question about the fate of the UN, international law, and many peoples — not only neighbors of Russia who may become the next victims of Moscow's aggressive ambitions.

Of course, we paid much attention to how to save people from Mariupol during our talks. I believe that with the help of the UN it is possible to organize an evacuation mission. Ukraine is ready for these steps. But it is also necessary for Russia's side to take this issue seriously and actually fulfill what they say.

In Moscow, they claimed that they had stopped shelling Mariupol. But the bombardment of defenders' positions continues. This is a war crime committed by Russian troops literally in front of everyone around the world. Russian strikes on Mariupol did not stop even when Mr. Secretary-General was meeting in Moscow. And immediately after our talks in Kyiv today, five missiles hit the city.

And this says a lot about Russia's real attitude towards global institutions. About attempts by Russian leadership to undermine the UN and everything that embodies it. Therefore, this requires an appropriate strong response. Russian missile strikes on Ukraine, Kyiv, Fastiv, Odessa, Khmelnytskyi and other cities once again prove: we still cannot relax. We cannot think that the war is already over. We still need to fight. Still need to drive out the occupiers.

Today, Russian army continued attempts at an offensive on our country's eastern regions, in Donbas. Trying to advance in southern regions.

Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding back the aggressor. And I am grateful to every one of our defenders who is holding their positions.

We are doing everything we can to help our army, to ensure that military personnel have all necessary weapons.

Every time in contacts with partners, I emphasize that the weapons for Ukraine right now, of exactly those types we ask for and at precisely the moment when we need them — this is not just saving our people. This is saving everyone here — all of Europe.

Thankful to those partners who understand this and help convince others.

Before recording the evening address, I signed a decree on awarding our heroes. State awards were conferred upon 214 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Of them, 14 posthumously.

Eternal glory to all who gave their lives for Ukraine!

Eternal glory to all who stood up in defense of our country!

Glory to Ukraine!"