Address by president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, July 20, 2023

“People should feel that budget resources are used fairly and properly,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

I wish you health, fellow Ukrainians!

First, I would like to thank everyone who helps our people and our cities overcome the consequences of Russian strikes. Odesa and the region, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Zhytomyr region, Kharkiv… border regions, Donetsk region…

I thank all the rescuers, doctors, nurses, volunteers, police, local authorities… I thank everyone who works for the sake of people and Ukraine. The victims of Russian strikes are being provided with the necessary assistance. Again and again, I thank the employees of our ports and transport infrastructure in general who are doing everything to preserve Ukraine’s export potential and our access to the global economy.

In just four days of this week, since Monday, Russian terrorists have already used almost 70 missiles of various types, almost 90 “Shaheds” against our state, and to a significant extent – against Odesa and Odesa region, Mykolaiv, our other southern cities and communities.

Of course, our warriors managed to shoot down some of the enemy missiles and drones, and I thank each of our defenders of the sky for this… But unfortunately, the capacity of Ukrainian air defense is not yet enough to protect the entire Ukrainian sky… We are working with our partners as actively as possible to obtain additional air defense systems that can provide peace and security to our Odesa and all other cities and communities of our country.

Full text of the address: Office of the President of Ukraine