During a working trip to Zaporizhzhia region, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting on the operational situation in the region and the course of hostilities within the area of responsibility of the Tavria operational and strategic grouping of troops.
The Head of State listened to the reports of Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov and his First Deputy Oleksandr Pavliuk. Representatives of military administrations, local authorities and military commanders also delivered reports.
I am grateful to everyone working on this kind of construction, in the production of materials. We also discussed the needs that we will address with our partners to reinforce our defense lines.
The Head of State visited classrooms where lessons in mathematics, English language, and music were underway. Volodymyr Zelenskyy talked to the children and inquired about the details of their studies.
Following his visits to the frontline in the south and east of Ukraine, the President informed the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on the priority needs to enhance the defense capabilities of the Ukrainian warriors and reinforce the sky shield.
First Lady Olena Zelenska's Ukrainian Bookshelf project to promote Ukrainian literature has already expanded to 44 countries, distributing 45,000 books in libraries worldwide.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov listened to a report by Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Commander of the Khortytsia operational and strategic grouping of troops Oleksandr Syrskyi on the operational situation in his area of responsibility.