Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny had a telephone conversation with the Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of the French Republic, General of the Army Thierry Buercard. He announced this in the Telegram channel.

Valery Zaluzhny noted that he personally thanked Thierry Burkar and the entire French people for their help and support. He also expressed condolences in connection with the death in Ukraine as a result of Russian shelling of French journalist Frederic Leclerc..

“Informed the counterpart about the current operational situation, noting that hostilities are ongoing in almost all directions. The most difficult situation is in the Luhansk region, where the enemy is trying to force our units out of their positions.

He explained that the operations are complex and require the combination of both defensive and offensive actions.. However, the enemy has a decisive advantage in artillery, which actualizes the issue of the speedy transition of our units to the armament of the NATO model.. This will save the lives of our people and our territories,” said Valery Zaluzhny.

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