President Zelenskyy: Russia appears more open to a ceasefire — pressure is working

“Today, here in the Sumy region, there was a report from Minister of Defense Denys Shmyhal on recent updates within the Ministry,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a traditional address to the Ukrainian nation on Aug. 6.

I wish you health, fellow Ukrainians!

I spent the whole day today in the Sumy region – with our brigades, with the heroic men and women who are actively defending our land and who carried out our offensive operation in the Kursk region. Today marks the anniversary of the Kursk operation – a truly Ukrainian historic operation. We brought the war onto the territory of the aggressor state and are still operating on its territory. At a time when many spoke that the situation had reached a stalemate, and were losing faith in Ukraine, we proved that Ukrainians know how to act right. And we proved that many of Russia’s threats were just bluffs. Today, I want to thank all our warriors – every soldier, sergeant, and officer – all the men and women who took part in the Kursk operation. Thirteen hundred kilometers of Russian territory were under our control.

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