President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with the leaders of the security bloc and his office regarding Mariupol. The city has been under blockade and under fierce shelling by the occupiers for more than 50 days.

“Today I held an important meeting with all the leaders of the power bloc of the state. The main topic is Mariupol,” he said during his daily address.

The meeting was attended by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Chief of the General Staff, the Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, the Commander of the National Guard, the heads of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Security Service of Ukraine, the head of the OPU, the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council and the head of our delegation at the Ukrainian-Russian negotiations.

In total, the Ukrainian military has already liberated 918 settlements of various sizes from the invaders.. Demining is underway there, supplies of electricity, water and gas are being resumed, the work of the police, post office, state and local authorities is normalizing..

“The successes of our military on the battlefield are really weighty. Historically significant. But still not enough to clear our land of invaders. Let's hit them more. The number one task is to accelerate the world,” Zelensky stressed..

According to the President, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are coping brilliantly with this task..

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