“I held a General Staff meeting on the forty-fifth of this year. The key is the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Our Donbass, where the fiercest fighting continues. Bakhmut, Soledar, Kreminna … We are holding our positions. There are also areas of the front, in which we are slowly advancing. I thank all our soldiers who guarantee this. They are real heroes!” Said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his evening message. “We discussed – he adds – the situation in the south on our border Weapons. A stronger strengthening of air defenses. This year we not only maintained our air defenses, but we made them stronger than ever. In 2023, Ukrainian air defenses will become stronger and more effective.”