The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, held another Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, during which the situation on the battlefield and the issue of fortification were discussed.
This is reported in the press release of the press service of the head of state. The meeting was attended by the head of the Presidential Administration, Oleksandr Syrskyi, the Chief of the General Staff, Anatolii Bargilevich, as well as commanders in the combat zone.
"We considered the situation in the Kupyansk, Lymansk, Bakhmutsk, Avdiivsk, Marinsk, and Southern directions, as well as the operations of the marines," Zelenskyi said. The report of the Minister of Defense Rustem Umyerov and the head of the Ministry of Strategic Industries and the Defense-Industrial Complex Oleksandr Kamyshin on providing the front with everything necessary was also considered.
"The deliveries of ammunition, missiles and other weapons that will be received in the future were discussed. We also paid attention to the possibilities of our own production," the message reads.
In addition, one of the key topics of the meeting was fortification.
"The report of Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on the pace of construction of new defense lines was presented. Protection in three lanes 2,000 kilometers long is a significant task, but now the pace of work is satisfactory. We count on a timely completion," Zelenskyy emphasized.
