Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny, in a telephone conversation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States, General Mark Milley, shared his assessment of the operational situation and noted the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the defense operation to succeed.

"We, Ukrainian servicemen, have proved that we are fighting and will continue to fight for freedom, democracy and the right to live in a civilized world, which we are defending today. With the support of the West, we are able to destroy evil, because we do not want a repetition of the scenarios that exist in Ukraine in Europe: the killing of women and children, the destruction of infrastructure," Zaluzhny said on Facebook.

"Humanity has a chance for a peaceful life. I hope the whole world understands this. We are ready to bring the destruction of evil to the end," the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.