Ukrainian Military Operations Update

Dear Ukrainians, today first of all

I want to thank our military, our intelligence services,

the Security Service of Ukraine for their accuracy.

There were new strikes on Russian oil facilities,

in various regions, including Tyumen, the distance to Ukraine from there is 2,000 kilometers.

Ukrainian drones reach them, that's what it was,

updated FP Firepoint drones. The operation against Russian military production continues, those

that work to strike Ukraine.

Our operation against Russian logistics continues, its results are very tangible.

Everything in Russia that works for the war,

which should have been ended long ago, must feel, must feel the impact of Putin's refusal to end the war.

Today I spoke with the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Drapatyi about the situation at the front.

Now, especially in the Donetsk region, and about our long-range operations and powerful strikes.

We are continuing this pressure.

I have scheduled a meeting with the Commander-in-Chief and Minister of Defense Khmara regarding this.

Of course, we will also respond to the strikes on our ports,

and on agricultural facilities.

Every day there are reports from our Sumy region,

and other regions of Ukraine about the consequences of Russian strikes on ordinary agricultural enterprises and bread production facilities.

This is a fully deliberate Russian tactic to strike vilely.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine must inform all partners and inform representatives of international organizations

about the consequences of the Russian tactic of terror against ports and against the agricultural sector.

This already happened in 2022,

when, due to Russian aggression, food security in various parts of the world came under threat.

In the Middle East,

in North Africa, and in many other regions of the world.

Now, due to the Russian blockade of grain exports from the Black Sea region, there could be another blow.

A serious blow to the cost of living in countries like Egypt, Libya, and many other countries that depend on imports of grain and grain products.

We are preparing to counter this, and we will coordinate as much as possible with all conscientious partners,

who can help protect normal life from Russia.

We also have thorough intelligence reports on Russian plans for autumn.

What is not in the Russian plans,

is peace. Unfortunately, there is none yet.

Then, he is preparing conditions for expanding mobilization.

The figures of his losses speak for themselves.

In less than seven months of this year, 221,000 people joined the ranks of the Russian Armed Forces.

While Russia's losses in the same period amounted to almost 225.5 thousand.

Of those, 131,000 are killed, and almost 93,000 are wounded.

A significant number of injuries are severe, because the Russians have totally poor frontline medicine.

Putin is preparing to simply draft more Russians into the war.

He masks it with other words, masks it with other signals, but he is preparing.

It is important that we and our partners can pressure Russia enough so that thoughts of ending this aggression dominate thoughts of peace,

rather than thoughts of additional Russian mobilization.

Our long-range operations, our bridge strikes contribute to this.

More and more Russians are noticing Putin's war and losing because of it.

And they think that the war should not be dragged out.

We see this.

We also see Russia's cooperation with North Korea.

Russia wants to get another 30,000 troops from North Korea.

Since June, they have been preparing in the Voronezh Oblast to receive them.

North Korea is also preparing to give Russia new launchers for ballistic missiles.

This is a threat not only to Ukraine.

Russia is helping North Korea learn how to wage war.

It improves their weapons and gives them experience in real combat application.

All of this is a threat to everyone in Asia within range of North Korean missiles.

We will counter this.

I will also instruct intelligence to share available info with partners on new aid to Russia and the Iranian regime.

Since early July, we have recorded active Russian surveillance of Gulf countries' territory and US military facilities there.

Subsequently, such images end up in Iran. And there is a clear correlation between Russian imaging of objects and strikes by Iranian forces.

A correlation both on the eve of the strikes and after the Iranian attacks to assess the damage caused.

Just on July 19 and 20, four airbases fell into the zone of interest of Russian satellites.

Two in Bahrain and one each in Jordan and Kuwait. Obviously,

what for?

All of us in the world, we must not close our eyes to a very simple fact.

Evil always looks for ways to make things even worse and to spread.

Russia must be stopped, the war must be stopped, the pressure on the aggressor must work.

Air defense missiles, especially for Patriots,

can save thousands and thousands of lives.

Each of the partners who can help must know

that behind all decisions, behind all pauses in supply, are human lives.

And when we can produce Patriots in Ukraine, we will help with these missiles those in the world who need protection.

And everyone who is currently helping Russia drag out this war,

must be held accountable, including for all the global consequences of this war.

And we must act and overcome Russian resistance.

I thank everyone who helps us.

I thank everyone who is with us, who is with Ukraine.

Glory to Ukraine!