Ukraine holding firm against Russia’s summer push
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy insists that Ukrainian forces intensifying the bombing of Moscow’s Ukrainian cities in order to break the regular summer pressure to break their defenses throughout some parts of the façade.
In the fourth year of the war after Russia’s February 2022 neighbor, the effort consumes resources on both sides, but there are more resources and people to continue Russia’s war.
Ukraine wants more support than Western partners.
Zelenskiy told journalists, “They are not progressing. It is very difficult for our outside men. And hard everywhere.” He said.
“It is very difficult for the Russians – and that’s good for us.”
In recent weeks, Russia claimed that some villages and hamlets were caught, but their troops did not fall stronger urban areas.
Zelenskiy, Russian sabotage and discovery groups near Pokrovsk in the Eastern Donetsk region, small attacks near Pokrovsk in the Eastern Donetsk region, symbolic images trying to organize, but Ukrainian forces have repelled these efforts, he said.
Zelenskiy described the situation in the northeast Sumy border region as “much better” than in the last months, and said the Ukrainian forces for the last six weeks.
Russia also intensified the bombing of Ukraine cities, which were shot with a strong shear bomb for a second straight day on Friday.
Authorities, seven people were injured, he said. 42 people were injured on Thursday.
United Nations Deputy Humanitarian Chief Joyce Msuya, the Security Council on Friday, Ukraine’s humanitarian state of the nation -wide civilian regions of Russian attacks, he said.
“There is no safe place in Ukraine,” he said.
Zelenskiy said that Ukraine has been working with international partners to secure 10 US -made Patriot Air Defense systems that can hit missiles and three of them are approved by Germany and Norway.
He said Trump management will sell systems, but Ukraine’s task is to find financing for 10.
The cost of each system is US $ 1 billion (A1.5 billion).
Ukraine is also trying to get a license to produce Patriot Systems itself.
The Ukrainian leader said that the Kremlin ambassadors began to discuss the possibility of a leading summit with Ukraine, but that there was a hope of progress in direct talks between delegations from Russia and Ukraine.
Zelenskiy said, “We probably need a end to the war that began with the gathering of leaders. (The Russians) will not work any other way.” He said.
However, the Kremlin was against high -level negotiations before a potential comprehensive peace agreement emerged.
“A high -level meeting can put a final point in the settlement and make modalities and agreements that have not yet been solved by experts,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. He said.
“Otherwise it is impossible to act.”
Zelenskiy in domestic politics, at the beginning of this week Ukraine’s laws of anti -corruption against the public opinion of the public opinion “legitimate” said.
The changes threatened the independence of the anti-Grect guards, and at the same time withdrew from the European Union officials and international rights groups, and asked Zelenskiy to propose a new legislation to recover the independence of anti-graft agencies.
Zelenskiy, “Society is very important. I respect the opinion of society.” He said.
“People asked for changes. We answered.”
The demonstrators gathered on Thursday evening for the third day, but a smaller crowd attracted.
He added that these agencies should be “really independent” by adding that “the most important thing in this war is the unity of our state.” It is very important not to lose the union.
However, the risk is now that Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian Parliament, cannot approve the new bill that can bring even larger crowds to the streets.
Zelenskiy expressed his confidence that he would pass by a vote planned on July 31.
