We have time to make our weapons - we have to speed up the supply of new armed options for Ukraine - President Vladimir Zelensky's address

I wish health, dear Ukrainians! He held a regular rate meeting today. The main attention, of course, is the situation on the front, especially in the Donetsk region and in the southern directions. The situation is very rigid. Bakhmut, Coal and other directions in Donetsk region are constant Russian assaults. Constant efforts to break through our defense. The enemy does not count people and, despite its many losses, retains high intensity of attacks.

In some of its wars, Russia has lost less than it laid there, including under Bakhmut. And it is possible to oppose this only an extraordinary stability and a complete understanding that, by defending Donetsk region, our warriors protect the whole of Ukraine. Because every stop the enemy's step is there, there are dozens of unvited occupiers' steps in other directions.

And I thank all our units and every warrior personally, who, despite everything, keeps positions and reflects hostile assaults in Donetsk. I will especially note today the soldiers of the 72nd separate mechanized brigade and the 80th separate landing and assault brigade for perseverance when performing combat tasks exactly there, in the Donetsk direction. I also want to mention our warriors in the southern directions.

In particular, the 44th and 406th Artillery Brigades, as well as the reconnaissance units of the 123rd and 124th Brigades of Terroboron. Thank you for the accuracy, warriors, thank you for your bravery! The commander -in -chief, commander of operational directions, the Minister of Defense reported on the rate today about the nature of the enemy's actions, about our answers, the supply of ammunition and equipment to combat units.

The intelligence manager reported how the situation could change in the near future. We do our best to keep our pressure outweigh the assault opportunities of the invaders. And it is very important to maintain the dynamics of defense support from our partners. The speed of delivery was and will be one of the key factors in this war. Russia hopes to delay the war, to exhaust our forces. So we have to make time our weapons. We have to speed up events.

Accelerate the supply and opening of new necessary armed options for Ukraine. This week we have significant defensive results in relations with the United States, Germany, Poland, Canada, Belgium, Norway, Italy and other countries. Next week we have to make it no less strong for our defense. Today I also spoke with the Czech President Pavel. He heard a complete understanding of the situation. He invited Mr. President to visit Ukraine.

And I am sure that together we can significantly strengthen our common European response to Russian terrorist threat. Today, however, he held a long meeting with our security sector - the SBU and other special services. We strengthen our country and will stop everyone who tries to weaken Ukraine from the inside. And one more. Today, the Russian army is fired by Kherson in a bright. Damaged residential buildings, various social and transport facilities - hospital, mail, bus station.

Two women - nurses were injured in the hospital. In general, as of this time, there are reports of six wounded and three dead. My condolences to all who lost their relatives as a result of Russian terror . . .

In such circumstances, against the backdrop of such permanent Russian terrorist strikes in our cities and villages, against the background of constant Russian assaults that try not to leave just a whole wall, even shocking, which is shocked To persuade international sports bureaucrats to abandon any support of the terrorist state.

The efforts of the International Olympic Committee to return Russian athletes to competitions and Olympic games are an effort to say to the world, as if terror could be something acceptable. It is possible to close your eyes to what Russia is doing with Kherson, Kharkov, Bakhmut and Avdiivka. Today he sent a letter to Mr. Macron President just about this and to continue our conversation with him, which took place on January 24.

When preparing for the Paris Olympiad, we must be sure that Russia will not be able to use it or any other international sports event to promote aggression or its state chauvinism. In the first half of the XX century, too many mistakes were made in Europe, which led to very terrible tragedies. There was also a significant Olympic error. The Olympic Movement and terrorists should definitely not intersect.