“We want all of our people to be freed, but this must be done with caution. Ukraine will never do like Russia throwing soldiers to massacre,” said Zelenskyy.
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“The situation in Donbass is very complicated. Ukraine loses 60-100 soldiers every day,” the Ukrainian President himself admitted that the military situation in Kyiv is becoming more and more complicated after the Russian offensive. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which continues to demand more weapons from the US and the West, particularly long-range weapons. “The situation is very difficult. 60 to 100 soldiers die in combat every day and about 500 people are injured every day. This is how we maintain our defense lines,” Zelensky stressed, recalling that the most difficult situation is in eastern Ukraine.
“There are some difficulties with some areas. The situation towards Donbass is very difficult. Severodonetsk, Lysyhansk, Kurakhove are now the epicenter of the confrontation. Our defenders are showing extreme courage, despite the fact that Russia has a significant advantage in terms of forces and weapons,” said Zelenskyy. “We want all of our people to be liberated, but caution must be exercised” added the President of Ukraine, stating that the armed forces were waiting for the necessary armament to attempt a counterattack, implicitly admitting that this was not possible at the moment.
“Ukraine will never do like Russia, which throws people into a hell of fighting just because Moscow wanted to get something in a few days or by a certain date,” the president clarified, adding: “Everyone, everyone , the levels must be there nowdemanded for the supply of modern heavy weapons and modern artillery to our state. All those systems that can really accelerate Ukraine’s victory,” is the appeal to Ukrainians in the face of the new US aid package.
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Speaking of possible resumption of negotiations, Zelenskyy reminded that Russia must be ready to conduct these negotiations, because “to give an ultimatum and say that you have to give up a third of your territory, we cannot agree on that”. Zelensky argues that Russia will eventually exhaust its desire to continue hostilities in Ukraine’s southern and eastern regions as the world unites around Ukrainian sovereignty.