Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny appealed to the Ukrainians who found themselves in the occupied areas.

According to him, using the difficult operational-strategic situation, the Russian occupation forces continue to increase their efforts in the southern direction and do not abandon attempts to encircle Kyiv..

The defense of Chernigov, Kharkov, Nikolaev, Sumy, Mariupol - and national resistance do not allow the enemy to develop success. Zaluzhny emphasized that no matter how many kilometers the enemy advanced deep into our territory, he would not be able to hold it..

" You have weapons, ammo and motivation. Protect your home!

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According to him, the basis of resistance is, first of all, the courage and skill of the Ukrainian soldier, who, despite the significant numerical advantage of the enemy, selflessly holds back the offensive..

\! Plan operations carefully and respond immediately to changes in the environment!

Human life is our highest priority. In this we are fundamentally different from the enemy, who does not even take the bodies of his dead and is ready to cover our land with them in order to pave the way for the offensive,"