President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed confidence that the graduation of officers from universities this year will strengthen the state.

"The training of our officers of the National Guard, the Navy, and our army ended last week. From Kharkiv to Vinnytsia, Lviv region, from Kyiv to Odesa. The National Academy of the National Guard, the Kyiv Institute of the National Guard, the Odessa Maritime Academy, and the National Ground Forces Academy completed a special training course for junior lieutenants," he said in a video address on Saturday, March 25.

"I believe this year's graduation will increase the glory of Ukraine and strengthen all of us – the entire state," Zelenskyy said.