President of Ukraine

Current events

In Lviv the parties discussed expectations from next year's Polish presidency of the Council of the European Union, and cooperation in supplying weapons for the defense of the front.

Certificates for the purchase of housing will be issued to internally displaced persons who lost their homes as a result of the Russian aggression.

A meeting of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities under the President of Ukraine was held in Lviv to discuss the outcomes of this year's work and outline the main priorities for the coming year.

Ukraine needs the full implementation of agreements on the supply of air defense systems, particularly those reached at the NATO Summit in Washington. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated this during his online address to the participants of the Joint Expeditionary Force Summit.

The Head of State laid flowers on the graves of fallen warriors at the Field of Mars in the Lychakiv Cemetery, where defenders of Ukraine who died in battles against Russian occupiers have been buried since April 2022.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Latvia for all the defense assistance provided, noting that Ukraine needs training and equipping of brigades by its allies, following the example of France and the United States.

Finland has approved the 26th defense support package for Ukraine and has already started preparing the next one. This was announced by President of Finland Alexander Stubb in a telephone conversation with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The search and rescue operation lasted nearly two days and concluded this afternoon. The strike claimed the lives of 11 people and injured 22 others.

The President introduced Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new Commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and noted that he expects results – stopping the enemy and achieving victory. Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Head Ivan Fedorov reported on the construction of fortifications and the strengthening of operational defense lines.

This is the first underground school in the region. Volodymyr Zelenskyy toured the school, joined a lesson, and spoke with the children about their impressions of the facility and their favorite subjects.