The commander of the Ukrainian armed forces, General Valery Zaluzhny, said that he reiterated to his American colleague, General Mark Milli, that “Ukraine’s goal is to liberate all Ukrainian territory from Russian occupation,” according to CNN.

Valery ZaluzhnyiPhoto: Office of the President of Ukraine / Zuma Press / Profimedia

Zaluzhny said he told General Milli, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that “the Ukrainian military will not accept any negotiations, any compromise agreement or decision. There is only one condition for negotiations – Russia must leave all occupied territories.”

Zaluzhny said he told Milli that the situation at the front was stable and under control.

“We are closely monitoring the actions of the enemy on the border with the Republic of Belarus and are building a reliable shield to protect Ukraine from the north,” he said in his Telegram channel.

“The defense forces, despite the fierce resistance of the occupying forces, continue offensive actions in the Kharkiv direction,” the message reads.

Zaluzhnya, who claims that Russian troops actively attacked on several fronts in the Donetsk region, but to no avail.

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