The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, in his address to his compatriots on Monday evening, made it clear that the day of the counteroffensive is approaching and that intensive preparations are being made for it, and the most important generals are already in place. front line, writes News.ro. During this time, the Ukrainian leader continued his tour of the country and was in Chernihiv on Monday, and at the same time held a number of meetings, including with a delegation from the United States, which included ex-head of the State Department Mike Pompeo.

“Every day we are getting stronger, every day we are getting closer to the day when the terrorist state will give a report,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy assured Ukrainians.

He reported that he had a new meeting with the chiefs of the General Staff, with whom he discussed the main issues of security on the front line, in the northern regions and on the border from Chernihiv.

“The commanders of the directions reported. This time, Generals Syrskyi and Tarnavskyi reported on the situation in Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Marinka and the entire Donetsk region, Belogorivka and the entire Luhansk region, from the hottest points on the front line, through a secure connection, and not in person,” Zelenskyi said. , noting that he was also informed by the head of the Intelligence Service of the Ministry of Defense, the head of the Border Service and other representatives of the military.

“It was a full meeting and full coordination for the careful preparation of our active actions to liberate Ukrainian territories,” noted Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Zelenskyi: The Kremlin will not be able to cover itself with a seat in the UN Security Council and gas pipelines

He told Ukrainians about his trip to Chernihiv Region, admitting that it was one of the most emotionally difficult visits, because he visited Yagidny, a small, ordinary village town, “which the Russian beasts last year turned into one of the largest specimens.” violence against people in the world,” Zelenskyy said.

He recalled that the Russian military set up a command post here at the school and took all the villagers to the basement of the school to use them as human shields. “Last year, from March 3 to 30, the occupiers kept more than 300 people in the basement of this ordinary village school. The basement is less than two hundred meters away. There were elderly people and very young children, women and men – the oldest woman was 93 years old, and the youngest child was not even six months old. This basement, this concentration camp in Yagidny, like all other crimes committed by Russia against people and humanity, will never be forgiven by the evil state,” Zelenskyy said.

“The Kremlin will not be able to hide behind a seat on the UN Security Council, gas pipelines or anything else,” he warned, promising that “there will be legal and just responsibility for every Russian crime committed on Ukrainian soil.” courts, in the International Criminal Court, in Ukrainian courts”.

The President of Ukraine thanked the foreign guests who visited Chernihiv Oblast with him, having seen “this concentration of Russian evil” with their own eyes, and nominated German Vice Chancellor Robert Habek and Council of Europe Secretary General Maria Peychynovych. Burych, with whom, according to him, he had “meaningful and honest discussions”.

“I am grateful to UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulet for paying attention to Ukraine and for today’s meetings in Ukraine. We are preparing to receive UNESCO World Heritage status for the historic center of Chernigov,” Zelenskyi said, recalling that the historic center of Odesa received the same status last year.

Zelensky: Protection from this Russian evil is perhaps the most important thing in our history

Zelenskyy awarded Chernihiv with the distinction of “hero city” and visited the hospital where soldiers wounded at the front are staying, “to thank them for everything they do for Ukraine, to thank them for their faith in Ukraine.”

“Defending ourselves from this Russian evil is perhaps the most important thing in our history,” Zelenskyy noted, adding that he awarded soldiers who distinguished themselves in the defense of the state. “I thanked everyone who ensures the reconstruction of our Chernihiv region. We will restore everything destroyed by the enemy. Ukraine will never be a country in ruins, no matter how much the Kremlin dreams of it. Their dreams do not come true,” the Ukrainian leader promised.

He noted that after returning to Kyiv, he met with a delegation of American congressmen. “I thanked them for their continued and strong support for America – everyone from President Biden and the White House team to both houses of Congress and the entire American system of government. We talked, of course, about the actions of Ukraine that are taking place now. Of course, we talked about our joint victory. I also met with Mike Pompeo, the former head of the US State Department,” Zelenskyy said.

“I thank everyone who helps us defend freedom! Today I am especially grateful to Denmark and Norway for the initiative of their governments to send an additional batch of artillery shells to our soldiers. This is very timely and useful,” Zelenskyi said.

“We are getting stronger every day. Every day we are getting closer to the day when the terrorist state will respond,” concluded the Ukrainian president.

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