President Volodymyr Zelenskyi held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief Staff in a new, expanded format.

The head of state said this in his traditional video message in the evening of February 19.

According to him, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Valery Zaluzhny, commanders of the directions reported.

There were also reports directly from the front line.

"We are leveling the situation, doing everything to prepare our actions, planned for the future, for the near future. And also what is being done now, these days, on the front lines. The commander-in-chief reported on the situation at the front in general, with a special emphasis on mobilization, specific the situation, therefore, how and what is being done," Zelenskyi noted.

The President listened to detailed reports on each combat position and the hottest directions.

"

Bakhmut direction, "Khortytsia" air defense system

- was the report of the commander, General Syrskyi. How do we defend our positions, how do we strengthen this direction and how much power do we take from the enemy.

General Sodol reported on the coal mining department, OTU "Donetsk"

.

The situation is very difficult

.

Let's fight

We are breaking the occupier and inflicting extremely significant losses on Russia," the head of state said

Zelensky is sure that the more Russia loses in Donbass - in Bakhmut, Vugledar, Mariintsa, Kreminnaya - the sooner the Armed Forces will be able to end the war with the victory of Ukraine.

"Heard a report on the situation in the south. In particular,

the Odesa direction

- General Hnatov reported. The situation

has not changed

, we are monitoring all possible prospects.

OSUV "Tavria"

- General Tarnavsky reported on the specific results of the defense.

Thank you to all our soldiers who protect Zaporizhzhia and the entire region," the president said.

General Serhii Nayev gave a report on the situation in

the Northern direction

, in particular regarding the defense of Kyiv, who assured that

everything is under control

- along the entire northern border.

There was also a report by the Minister of Internal Affairs regarding the formation of new "Offensive Guard" brigades.

According to Zelenskyi, there are "very good results".

"Of course, military issues, details of intelligence operations are something that you cannot tell everything about. But I want our people to have predictability right now. And a feeling - a feeling that Ukraine is moving towards its goals. A report was made on this (head

of

GUR Kyrylo) Budanov, (Head of the SBU Vasyl) Malyuk, (Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service Oleksandr) Lytvynenko," Zelensky concluded.

We will remind, at the Munich conference, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned the Lukashenko regime about the consequences of participating in the war against Ukraine.

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