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The Head of State expressed gratitude for the allocation of the largest defense support package from the United Kingdom to date in the amount of half a billion pounds, which contains the most necessary weapons for Ukraine: Storm Shadow and other types of missiles, hundreds of armored vehicles and watercraft, and ammunition.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with a bipartisan delegation of the United States Congress that is on a visit to Ukraine.

The ceremony traditionally took place in the territory of St. Sophia of Kyiv National Conservation Area.

"On behalf of all Ukrainians, I thank you personally, your administration, both parties of the Congress and the entire American nation for the decision that certainly brings our common victory closer. We look forward to the swift completion of this process in the Senate," Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented the Orders of the Golden Star to the servicemen who had been awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine and to the families of the fallen Heroes, he also handed the Cross of Military Merit decorations.

"This includes artillery, strategic long-range weapons, ATACMS – all of this is important to avoid losing people at the front. The reason we are losing them is because we don't have the appropriate long-range weapons. This, as well as air defense, which is so important, is certainly a priority today," the Head of State said.

Ukraine is interested in the active participation of Brazil and, in particular, President Lula da Silva in the first Global Peace Summit that will be held in Switzerland in June. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated this in an interview with Brazilian journalists.

The Head of State thanked the entrepreneurs for staying in their region, supporting the economy and providing jobs despite the full-scale Russian aggression.  

During the meeting in Dnipro chaired by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Minister of Health Viktor Liashko reported on the project of creation of a second line of hospitals for receiving wounded defenders.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, inspected a five-story apartment building in Dnipro that was damaged by a massive nighttime missile attack. President of Ukraine discussed with the regional authorities, military command, and government officials the strengthening of air defense, construction of defense facilities, preparation for the new school year and arrangement of school shelters.