“I want to recognize – for their performance in the battles over the past few days in the Kupyansk direction – the warriors of the 127th Heavy Mechanized Brigade and the 475th Separate Assault Regiment,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a traditional address to the Ukrainian nation on Nov. 26.
Dear Ukrainians!
Today, I held a Staff meeting, focusing on several key areas. First – air defense and everything needed for the daily downing of Russian missiles and the downing of drones. Funding for interceptors, production volumes, agreements with our partners – the Ministry of Defense and the military command maintain regular oversight of all this, and production must be ramped up to the maximum. Special attention was on short- and medium-range air defense, which is needed both at the front and for protecting energy facilities. We have updated our needs, and production will be increased accordingly. Our Ukrainian production is our guarantee of protection. Ukrainians cannot depend on whether something can be sourced from the global market or from partners’ stockpiles. Production targets must be met on time, with personal accountability at every level. We are also addressing brigade requests, following my visits to the frontline areas. One such request concerns the fair distribution of personnel among brigades. The replenishment of brigades must be reviewed, of course.
Full text of the address: Office of the President of Ukraine
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