Current events

Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, reported to the Head of State that 18 houses with 250 apartments were rebuilt last year, and people were provided with shelters that had not been available before.

On the Day of the Special Operations Forces, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the forward command post of the Special Operations Forces in the Kharkiv direction, in the area of Vovchansk; he congratulated the warriors on their day and presented them with state awards.

They inspected the buildings of the medical institution, which were destroyed and damaged in the July 8 Russian missile attack.

On the occasion of the Day of the Medical Worker of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine and informed that the institution has been granted national status.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a video meeting with the athletes who will represent our country at the XXXIII Summer Olympic Games in Paris and their coaches.

The President of Ukraine and the Secretary of State of the Vatican paid special attention to the decisions of the first Peace Summit in Switzerland and the role of the Holy See in building a just and sustainable peace for Ukraine.

President Zelenskyy is the first foreign leader in the last 27 years to address the UK Government. The last leader to do so was US President Bill Clinton in 1997.

In the presence of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov and UK’s Secretary of State for Defense John Healey signed an agreement between the governments of the two countries regarding official credit support for the development of Ukraine’s defense capabilities.

The President outlined the situation on the frontline and emphasized the need to protect civilians and expand Ukraine's long-range capabilities.