Defense of Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia regions: Zelensky holds meeting on frontline situation

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that during a defense meeting, officials reviewed the situation in the Kharkiv region, primarily on the Kupiansk axis, as well as in the Donetsk region and on the Zaporizhzhia front.

According to Ukrinform, the head of state announced this on Telegram.

"A detailed meeting on our defense. I am grateful to every unit holding the line firmly on the key sectors of the front and defending actively. Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi and Chief of the General Staff Andrii Hnatov briefed me on the situation and on our possible courses of action in the Kharkiv region – above all on the Kupyansk axis, as well as in the Donetsk region, on the Zaporizhzhia axis, and across southern Ukraine overall," Zelensky stated.

He particularly praised the 79th Separate Tavrian Air Assault Brigade, the 1st Assault Regiment, and the 425th Separate Assault Regiment for the results they had achieved.

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The President also reported that the meeting included a briefing on the use of "long-range sanctions," particularly regarding facilities in Russia's oil industry located in Tuapse and other Russian regions.

As Ukrinform previously reported, according to the General Staff, since the beginning of the day Russian forces had launched 65 attacks on the positions of Ukraine's Defense Forces. The enemy was concentrating its main efforts on the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole directions while also demonstrating increased activity on the Lyman axis.