The Russian occupiers continued offensive operations in the East, and attempted to hold positions in the South of Ukraine.
Ukraine’s armed forces have liberated more than a thousand communities, but another 2.6 thousand cities and villages remain under Russian occupation. This was announced on Saturday, July 2, by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in a video message.
“1,027 cities and towns were liberated, 2,610 more are under occupation. The Russian army has completely destroyed hundreds of them,” he said.
In addition, Zelensky said that dozens of cities in different regions of Ukraine have undergone rocket attacks.
At the same time, the head of state noted that the situation on the front remains difficult. The Russian occupiers continued offensive operations in the East and attempted to hold positions in the South.
“The Russian army continues to fire missiles at our cities. At night alone, there are already six missile strikes, only 12 missiles. In Nikolaev, in Donbass … Air strikes continue,” the leader said. of the state.
“Intense fighting is happening across the front line, in Donbass – the epicenter of the earthquake, of course, in the cities of the Luhansk region. Enemy activity is intensifying in the Kharkiv region. We were able to expel the invaders from Ivanovka, region of Kherson, we continue to put pressure on the south of our state, ”the president said.
The Ukrainian leader also noted that the restoration of Ukrainian territories after the Russian invasion will require substantial investment, and this is an opportunity for other states and companies to prove themselves.
He recalled that a special conference on the restoration of Ukraine was held in Lugano, Switzerland on Monday.
“We need not only to restore everything destroyed by the occupiers, but to create a new basis for our lives – safe, modern, comfortable, unhindered.
It requires huge investments, billions, new technology, best practices, new institutions, and, of course, reforms. On Monday, Ukraine will show Lugano the national vision on how to implement all this.
This is the largest economic project in Europe of our time and an extraordinary opportunity to present itself for every state, for every company we invite to work in Ukraine, ”he said.
Recall, the head of the Ministry of Defense Oleksiy Reznikov announced the arrival of HIMARS MLRS in Ukraine.
Earlier, the United States announced that four HIMARS systems with ammunition and trained crews would be deployed in Ukraine by the end of June.
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Source: korrespondent
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