• Russia may have fewer contemporary missiles, but Ukraine still needs anti-missile defences.
• The conflict in Donbas hasn’t changed significantly over the past day.
• In the Kharkiv region, where the Russian army is attempting to bolster its position, we have also suffered devastating losses.

Russia may have fewer contemporary missiles, but Ukraine still needs anti-missile defences. In his evening video address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated, “Today, our air defence units managed to “clip the wings” of Russian missiles.” Some of the occupying forces’ rockets that were aimed at our cities were intercepted. These are lives that were saved. This infrastructure was preserved.

But we only succeeded in shooting down a portion of them. Unfortunately, there are casualties and there is damage. The regions of Lviv and Ternopil were affected today. And we never stop reminding our allies that Ukraine needs cutting-edge anti-missile defences. Even though our nation does not yet have it at a suitable degree, it is currently our country in Europe that is in the most need of such weapons. Its provision cannot be delayed; this is unacceptable. When speaking to our partners, I’ll keep repeating this.

We made the first requests for anti-missile systems long before the full-scale invasion. And this week there will be many different important talks – and not only with European politicians who are able to provide Ukraine with modern anti-missile systems. Even though Russia has fewer and fewer modern missiles with each passing day, Ukraine’s need for such systems remains. Because Russia still has enough Soviet types of missiles, which are even more dangerous. They are many times less precise, and therefore threaten civilian objects and ordinary residential buildings much more.

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Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister, and I chatted today. Defense support was, unsurprisingly, the most popular subject. In this field, Canada is a leader. I expressed my gratitude for Canada’s role as the first nation to transfer $800 million in exceptional assistance to the Ukrainian account at the IMF.

I spoke with the president of Ecuador as well. I gave him my congratulations on Ecuador’s selection as a UN Security Council member. I briefed him on the battlefield’s status and urged escalating pressure on Russia to put a stop to this conflict. Our new restoration-focused strategy has just begun with our conversations with the presidents of Ecuador and Guatemala today and yesterday.

I urged the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces today to pay close attention to media and social media accusations that some of our soldiers lacked adequate personal protective equipment. The reports I get diverge considerably from what is talked about in society. And I anticipate logistics audits in the army, including audits of the supplies provided and the way personal protective equipment is delivered. Everyone in the conflict zones today must have access to all they need to stay safe. Such supplies are provided by the state.

The conflict in Donbas hasn’t changed significantly over the past day. As before, Severodonetsk and all adjacent cities and communities are the scene of the greatest warfare. Unfortunately, the losses are severe. But we must persevere. We are in this state. Holding on there, in Donbas, is crucial. The opponent will have less ability to continue the offensive the more casualties they sustain there. In order to predict who will rule in the upcoming weeks, the Donbass orientation is crucial. In the Kharkiv region, where the Russian army is attempting to bolster its position, we have also suffered devastating losses.

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