"We can already feel how our victory is approaching." Address by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the nation, speaking about the situation in Kherson Oblast and the fighting in Donetsk.
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Wishing health to all Ukrainians!
Today is Sunday, I am in my office, together with our team. The office is working, Kyiv does not stop, the country continues without pause... Look around you — there are always people who work without weekends, fight for our victory alongside you.
On the front lines — no days off. Rescue workers and sappers — no days off.
Doctors helping the wounded — no days off. Doctors helping our children — also no days off.
Ukrainian electricians fighting Iranian drones have no rest.
All of our transport workers... Truck drivers ensuring both defense and the rear. "Ukrzaliznytsia" and all state companies.
Businesses that help, volunteers without whom it is impossible, military enterprises repairing and building equipment.
Diplomats working almost around-the-clock for 263 days... And also — communications workers, security forces… Hundreds and hundreds of other fields and industries, thousands of organizations and businesses, millions of people.
We all already feel our victory approaching. Thanks to the fact that we preserve unity, energy, and know that we are right on our land.
And I thank our commanders, intelligence, and everyone involved for developing our next steps. Steps towards liberation.
Stability and law enforcement will be restored in 226 populated areas of Kherson Oblast. This is over 100 thousand local residents as of now.
Restoring communication, internet, television. Doing everything to quickly restore normal technical capabilities for electricity and water supply.
We will restore transportation links and mail service. We will restore emergency medical care and normal healthcare.
Of course, the work of government agencies, police, and some private companies is already resuming. And I thank businesses that are among the first to participate in restoring normal life.
Our presence will be felt! It will be felt by the fact that life exists.
But please, do not forget that the situation in Kherson Oblast is still very dangerous. First of all, there are mines. Sadly, one of our sappers died, four others were injured while conducting clearance operations.
I ask everyone in Kherson to be extremely careful and immediately inform rescuers about any dangerous items.
Also ongoing is the detention of Russian soldiers and mercenaries who were abandoned on this territory, as well as neutralizing saboteurs.
Investigators have already documented over 400 Russian military crimes, bodies of both civilians and military personnel are being found.
In Kherson Oblast, the Russian army left behind similar atrocities as in other regions of our country that it managed to enter.
We will find and hold accountable every perpetrator. Without a doubt.
Battles in Donetsk are just as intense as they were on previous days. The level of Russian attacks has not decreased. The level of resilience and bravery of our fighters — is at the highest. We will not let them break through our defense.
I thank each of our soldiers for this!
As of now, during the day, territories in five of our regions were hit by enemy rocket, air, and artillery strikes. This includes Sumy Oblast, Kharkiv Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Luhansk Oblast, and Donetsk Oblast.
We are doing everything to make the enemy feel our responses. Feel them as much as possible.
Along the entire front line, we ensure the destruction of enemy supply chains, ammunition depots, and command centers.
Every day we must reduce the potential of the occupiers — without days off! This saves lives for our people.
And already very actively preparing for an important week for Ukraine — the diplomatic week.
The G20 summit will take place in Indonesia, and our position will be presented there.
Very meaningful. We will answer many questions that are being asked now. Public answers. So that everyone hears them — all of our people, all of our partners, every one who supports us.
Already on Tuesday — my address.
Thank you to everyone who is enduring this marathon!
Thank you to everyone who fights and works for our country and freedom for all of our people!
Thank you to everyone who helps!
Glory to Ukraine!»
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