Ukraine will liberate its territories, focusing on the effectiveness of military operations and the maximum preservation of people's lives.

This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting with media representatives following negotiations with President of the Slovak Republic Zuzana Caputova in Kyiv, the press service of the head of state reports..

“It is difficult for us in the east due to the lack of appropriate weapons. If our steps or operations to de-occupy this or that region are associated with tens of thousands of our dead people, then we will wait for the appropriate weapons in order to save our people to the maximum. It is they who de-occupy the territory. For these territories without living Ukrainians are, frankly, not a priority for us.. Therefore, I believe that, first of all, we should think as much as possible about our people who are able to repulse all the plans of the Russian Federation,” Zelensky said..

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According to him, Ukraine plans to de-occupy all its territories that belong to it in accordance with international law..

" As for [Putin's] plans for June 1 or July 1 or August 1, at least not September 1 yet, maybe they will have other plans for September 1. We don’t care what plans the Russian Federation has,” the President said..

As you know, the enemy is trying to establish full control over Severodonetsk and surround the units of the Defense Forces operating in the indicated direction..