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June 18 () –
The President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky, has highlighted the recent advances of the Ukrainian military forces in the counteroffensive launched against the territories controlled by Russia.
“Our troops are advancing step by step,” Zelenski pointed out in his usual late-night speech. “This week is coming to an end. It has been a very important week for all of us, for our defense, for the steps forward, for our offensive actions”, he indicated.
The Ukrainian president has taken advantage of this to “thank all our combatants” who “have distinguished themselves” in the war and has especially mentioned the forces active in Tavria and the work of the attack drone teams due to the hardness of the battle .
Zelenski has also taken the opportunity to deny that the American Patriot missiles have been destroyed, which is why he continues to ignore their ability to shoot down Russian missiles.
You have also mentioned the tour of African leaders who have visited Ukraine and Russia. “The delegation has had the opportunity to see who is really interested in peace and who represents war itself (…). Everything that was discussed in Ukraine has to do with the Peace Formula. Point by point. Everything. Everything that was said in Russia was about the war, about how to continue destroying lives,” he argued.
“It is evident that there is no alternative to the Peace Formula” proposed by Ukraine, he stressed. “Russia is going to lose the occupied territories. There is and will not be any alternative to our unemployment measures,” she stressed.
