The President of Ukraine said that Ukrainian forces are gradually moving to the east and south of the country, highlighting the situation in the Donetsk region. “It remains the epicenter of the greatest insanity of the occupiers. They die by the hundreds every day. The ground in front of the Ukrainian positions is literally littered with the corpses of the invaders,” he said.
unusual speechZelensky says that there are so many casualties that some soldiers have already begun to criticize the leadership. Evidence of this, he points out, is the fact that some complained to the governor of their area.
This Monday, the military of an elite Russian unit fighting in Ukraine released a letter of protest mentioning the heavy losses they have suffered in an attack that they say was planned “incompetently.” The Russian Ministry of Defense denied the information in the letter, refuting the information that “large losses” were recorded.
Criticizing the Russian “lie” about the number of losses, the Ukrainian leader says that the Russians have two options to avoid such an outcome: capitulation or protest. “You can avoid this by not complaining to some cowards, but by your own opinion. And not in Telegram, but in public. Not by filing a complaint, but by a violent protest,” he stressed.
In a casual conversation, Zelensky justified the decision to resort to martial law to take control of five companies in strategic industries by some of the country’s richest men. The measure was adopted during a meeting on Saturday, which was attended by Zelensky, and entered into force on Sunday. Private shares of the companies Ukrnafta, Ukrtatnafta, AvtoKrAZ, Zaporizhtransformator and Motor Sich came under the control of the Ministry of Defense.
The Ukrainian leader defended was a “necessary” measure for the country and that it took place in accordance with applicable law. He added that this would help respond to the “needs” of the defense sector. “Some of them [empresas] barely worked. Now they will all work for defense,” he said, adding that he does not rule out coming to the adoption of such decisions.
