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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the main command post of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, where he met with the warriors and presented them with state awards.

The Commander-in-Chief, along with other military officials and representatives of the Ministry of Defense, will work with our partners next week on the details of the Victory Plan – both military and strategic security points. 

First Lady Olena Zelenska participated in the 2024 Global Teacher Prize Ukraine ceremony. The event was also attended by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Ukraine's Minister of Education and Science Oksen Lisovyi and educators from all regions of the country.

This is our goal, our task – to guarantee Ukraine reliable peace and long-term security. This is possible only based on international law and without any bargaining over sovereignty or trading territories.

One of the topics discussed during the meeting was the operation in the Kursk region. According to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, it helped to prevent the occupation of the Sumy region's border communities.

The Head of State spoke with the warriors, thanked them for their service and awarded them with the Orders “For Courage,” III class, and the Medal "To the Defender of the Motherland.

In the run-up to the Education Workers' Day, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with pedagogues from the Sumy, Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Poltava regions in Sumy, where he presented them with state awards and honorary titles.

The main issues discussed at the meeting were air defense and energy.

Today – the Sumy region, regional work. I held a meeting of the Staff here, and the main issue is the defense of our infrastructure, our energy sector – the operation of air defense.

The President received a report from the Commander of the brigade, Hero of Ukraine Dmytro Voloshyn, on the operational situation in the brigade's area of responsibility, combat mission accomplishment and interaction with neighboring units.