President of Ukraine

Russia Brought the War to Our Land, and It Should Feel What It Has Done – Address by the President

8 August 2024 - 19:13

Russia Brought the War to Our Land, and It Should Feel What It Has Done – Address by the President

I wish you good health, fellow Ukrainians!

Today, three reports have already been made by Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi – productive reports, exactly the kind our country needs now.

I am grateful to each warrior, each soldier and commander who ensures the defense of our Ukrainian positions and the fulfillment of our defensive tasks. Ukrainians know how to achieve their goals. And achieving the goals at war was not our choice. Russia brought the war to our land, and it should feel what it has done. We strive to achieve our goals as soon as possible in peacetime – under just peace conditions. And it will happen.

Today, there was also a report by Minister of Defense Umerov on the supply of weapons and equipment to our army. We are working to ensure that the supplies are consistently delivered on time. Head of the Security Service of Ukraine Maliuk also reported today – on our operations and on the sensitive work of the Security Service, which protects Ukrainians – protects them from Russian sabotage and assassination attempts inside our country.

Today, I also thank the entire development team of our new digital state service, Army+. We have presented this application. Now it is important that all our commanders in the Defense Forces start using it – obtain the necessary IDs and learn all the technical details. And the "army of paperwork" should be left in the past. We will continue to develop our Diia by adding services to it, and soon our Mriia – the third element of the state digital infrastructure – will start working – for children and parents, for teachers and schools. Will start working truly for the future of Ukraine. Ukrainians should not waste their time with outdated and useless bureaucracy. The world sees what Ukrainians can spend their time on – with results for Ukraine. We are holding our ground and providing Ukraine with new opportunities.

And one more thing.

I held a long meeting with our international experts: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defense, the military, the Defense Intelligence, the Office. On our cooperation with NATO – with the Alliance in general and with our neighbors in the region who are NATO members in particular. It is obvious that together we can bring more security and stability to our region and to all of Europe. And we need to translate that obviousness into practical steps, into ways in which we can bring more real security to each other through cooperation. Today we discussed our joint capabilities to defend against Russian missile and drone strikes – we are working on their implementation. I thank everyone who is helping!

Glory to Ukraine!

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