President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the Ukrainian defenders for the liberation of Snake Island from the Russians. He began his traditional evening address with a mention of the law enforcement agencies involved in the event..

“Of course, the main word today is Serpentine. Probably, they talked about Zmein just as much on the day when the Russian ship arrived there.. Then the ship departed - forever, and now the island is free again. I am grateful to the Main Intelligence Directorate, Alpha fighters, grateful to our gunners, pilots of army aviation and the Air Force, the command of Alexandria,"

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At the same time, the head of state stressed that the situation in Donbas remains extremely difficult: the fire advantage of the occupiers is still very noticeable - they took everything out of their stocks to hit the Luhansk and Donetsk regions.

In addition, Zelensky said that today another significant step has taken place in our rapprochement with the European Union - Ukraine has begun exporting electricity to the EU, to Romania.

" We are preparing to increase supplies. This is not just a matter of export earnings for us, it is a matter of security for the whole of Europe,” he stressed..

The head of state also added that on Friday, July 1, news about Ukrainian European integration is expected..

“Our priority, it will be a task for all representatives of the state, to do everything as soon as possible to prepare the start of negotiations on membership. Officials, deputies, diplomats should work on this issue 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. By the way, tomorrow there will be news on this topic. Ukrainian European integration cannot be stopped,” he said..

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As reported, Ukrenergo is confident that in a few months Ukraine will export about 800 MW to the EU..