During the meeting with Alexander Stubb, we exchanged details of our meetings in America and discussed the current prospects in diplomacy. It is obvious that Russia is suffering great losses on the battlefield, and the situation in the Russian economy is becoming more difficult - Alex noted our successes in long-range sanctions. At the same time, we are doing everything to ensure that there is more protection for Ukrainian men and women from Russian attacks. I appreciate your detailed understanding of our needs. Missiles for "patriots" are literally needed every day. We also discussed diplomac…

Every year on these days, we in Ukraine honor the memory of our people killed in Russian captivity. On the night of July 28-29, the Russians killed our people in Olenivka - cruelly, vilely, absolutely cynically. More than 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war died, more than 100 were wounded. And this is one of those war crimes that shows what Russia really is. It is a state that despises life 100 percent, an absolute evil that cannot help but kill. We must always remember who we are dealing with. We must return all our people - military and civilian - from Russian captivity. It is important that Ukra…

I met with the team of the defense company Lockheed Martin - one of the strongest enterprises in the United States, with which we have been cooperating for a long time. It is Lockheed Martin that produces ATACMS, HIMARS, F-16 and missiles for Patriot systems. Today we discussed an even greater development of our cooperation - joint production and exchange of technologies. Ukraine has much to share with those who help us protect life. We talked about our joint capabilities regarding Patriots and other systems. Our teams are already working on specific solutions to move to co-production as soon …

Already in the United States of America. The schedule includes meetings with President Trump, his team and those who can support our defense. The number one priority is anti-ballistics and strategic cooperation with America. Peace must become closer. Of course, on behalf of all of Ukraine, we will honor the memory of Lindsey Graham and, together with everyone at the ceremony in Washington, we will remember his efforts for the sake of security and freedom in the Euro-Atlantic region and other regions of the world. Thank you to everyone who helps protect life!

British Naval Base Portsmouth. Today, the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth held the first meeting with the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Andy Burnham. We really appreciate that our team's visit to Britain is the first since Andy Burnham took office. This is an important signal of support, and the Prime Minister assured that it remains unchanged. We discussed our defense. It is important for Ukraine to have sufficient capabilities to protect life both in the sky and at sea. They also talked about the development of joint defense production. I am grateful to Britain for today's…

Together with the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Andy Burnham, they talked with Ukrainian and British sailors in Portsmouth. They have just completed the joint multinational training Sea Breeze. It is very important that our units showed a good level of training in maritime demining. Our state is getting closer and closer to NATO countries, and, undoubtedly, our Navy and Armed Forces in general add to our common security in Europe with their knowledge and skills. Thank you to our soldiers for their service and professionalism. I am grateful to Great Britain and all partners for their support…

During a visit to the Portsmouth naval base, together with the British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, they climbed onto the deck of the mine countermeasures ship "Cherkasy". Ukraine received this ship from Britain in January 2023. In total, five Ukrainian mine countermeasures ships are stationed at the Portsmouth naval base: "Melitopol", "Mariupol", "Genichesk", "Cherkasy" and "Chernihiv". Until the end of the war, they will be based here, and later they will be able to carry out the task of demining our maritime waters. Ukraine is a maritime nation, and we are constantly working on increasing o…

Every year on this day, we thank all our medical workers: doctors, combat medics, nurses and brothers, paramedics, paramedics, all emergency medical workers, all those who work in hospitals, intensive care units, operating rooms, stabilization centers and front-line medical facilities. Our doctors are always nearby. They rescue our soldiers after injuries, help civilians, support those who survived Russian shelling, work on the rehabilitation of our people, bring them back to life after illnesses, injuries and losses. And this is great strength of spirit, humanity, endurance and willingness to…

This night, our long-range sanctions worked in the Rostov region. An export terminal approximately 250 kilometers from the front line was hit. Also, deep strikes were used on oil facilities in the Yaroslavl region and the Udmurt Republic, which is 1,300 kilometers from the state border of Ukraine. The long-range sanctions plan is being implemented and we are reducing Russia's ability to finance the war. Thanks to our soldiers of the Defense Forces of Ukraine for their accurate work there, which until recently was the deep Russian rear. With our answers, we are returning the war to Russia, so t…

Arrived in Great Britain. The plan includes meetings with Prime Minister Andy Burnham, as well as with our soldiers who are currently in Britain and, in particular, took part in the Sea Breeze exercise. During the years of full-scale war, we built the strongest relations in the entire history of cooperation between Ukraine and Great Britain. A key priority is air defense, maritime security and joint defense production, our cooperation that strengthens both countries. We appreciate that we can always count on principled decisions, leadership and support from Britain. We will continue to work to…

Putin is not ready to stop this war. There are intelligence reports that he is preparing for mobilization. He wants to do it after the Duma elections on September 21. He wants to increase mobilization. Not openly, because he is afraid of his society, but he will do it in early October, if we do not create problems for him with logistics, weapons, gasoline, diesel and if our partners do not introduce total sanctions for his aggression. This will be a big problem, because he expects to mobilize from 300 to 500 thousand people. It is not so difficult for him to mobilize such a large number of peo…

PAC-2 and PAC-3 missiles are not offensive missiles. We found money in Europe to buy them in the US, but we don't have enough of these missiles. This is a problem because the sanctions against Russian military production have not been sufficient and they may increase the production of ballistic missiles. That is why we need to provide air defense as soon as possible. There is a shortage due to the situation in the Middle East. I am trying to solve this issue together with Europeans, Americans and some other countries. Ukrainian domestic production allows us to shoot down drones and many other …

I had a very good telephone conversation with the new Prime Minister of Great Britain. I hope we will have a productive bilateral meeting during which we will discuss a wide variety of issues. We have done a lot together with Kir, and we need to continue, to open a new page in our relationship. For example, Drone Deal. I want to build a large factory in the UK based on new technologies and share them with our partners. We are ready to share all our experience with Great Britain. I hope the UK will do the same. We need to make this Drone Deal very strong. During the meeting, I will talk not onl…

On the eve of the professional holiday, he honored our medical workers with state awards and handed over awards to the families of deceased medics who received awards. Today, Ukrainian doctors are an example for all of us and for the whole world - your steadfastness, your dedication to the cause. Despite the extremely difficult conditions, the constant colossal workload, you continue to work, and every day of your life is the saved lives of Ukrainians, and it is the development of our medicine. We are developing a rehabilitation system that will definitely be one of the strongest in Europe. Hu…

The Russians continue to "defeat" ordinary civilian objects. Absolutely cynical drone strike on an ordinary supermarket in Chernihiv. They just hit people without any military sense. As of now, thirteen people are known to be injured. Unfortunately, there are two dead. And among them is a child. My condolences to family and friends. All the necessary services are now working on the spot and are providing assistance to people. They also hit Zaporizhzhia with aerial bombs. One person was killed and another was injured. My condolences to the family. This is deliberate Russian terror that has no m…

Held a meeting on deep strikes. Ukraine's long-range sanctions plan against Russia for this war is being implemented in accordance with set priorities. The strike distances are already more than 3,000 kilometers, and our ability to operate at greater distances continues to be built up. The presence of the strategic depth of the rear, which has long been a Russian advantage, is now becoming a special problem for the political and military leadership of Russia, since the majority of the Russian air defense is gathered around Moscow, state residences, the Crimean bridge and St. Petersburg. We hav…

All the necessary services were involved at the site of the impact drone hitting residential buildings in Kharkiv. Unfortunately, one person died, nine others were injured, including two children. My condolences to family and friends. The units of the State Emergency Service continue to eliminate the fire of a normal construction hypermarket in Kryvyi Rih. In total, the Russians launched 8 missiles and 136 drones of various types over Ukraine that night. Many targets were shot down, but, unfortunately, not all. Kherson, Donetsk, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Sumy, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhya, Chernihiv r…

We have comprehensive intelligence reports on Russia's plans for the fall. What is not in Russia's plans is peace. Unfortunately, not yet. Putin is preparing the conditions for expanding mobilization. His casualty figures speak for themselves. In less than seven months this year, 221,000 people have joined the ranks of the Russian Armed Forces. During the same period, Russian casualties have amounted to nearly 225,500, among them 131,000 killed and almost 93,000 wounded. A significant share of those wounds are severe, as frontline medical care in Russia is catastrophically poor. Putin is prepa…

We have thorough intelligence reports on Russian plans for the fall. What is not there - in Russian plans - is peace. Unfortunately. Not yet. Putin is preparing the conditions for the expansion of mobilization. The numbers of his losses speak for themselves. In less than seven months of this year, 221,000 people joined the ranks of the Russian armed forces. While Russian losses in the same period amounted to almost 225,500, and of them 131,000 were killed, almost 93,000 were wounded, and a significant number of injuries were severe, because the Russians have totally bad front-line medicine. Pu…

Daily reports from our Sumy region and other regions of Ukraine about the consequences of Russian strikes on ordinary agricultural enterprises and bread production. This is all a deliberate Russian tactic to hit the ground. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine should inform all partners and representatives of international organizations about the consequences of Russian terror tactics against ports and the agricultural sector. It was already in the 22nd year, when food security in various parts of the world was under attack due to Russian aggression. In the Middle East, in North Africa, …