President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly address on Saturday that Ukrainian troops had been carrying out counterattacks in border villages in the Kharkiv region.
“Disrupting Russian offensive plans is now our number one task,” he said.
Zelensky highlighted ongoing defensive operations in several villages including Strilecha, Krasne, Morokhovets, Oliynikove, Lukyantsi, Gatyshche, and Pletenivka.
Zelensky said troops must “return the initiative to Ukraine” and urged Kyiv’s allies to speed up arms deliveries.
“Every air-defence system, every anti-missile system is literally what saves lives,” he stated.
“It is…
