President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a telephone conversation with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

"The head of state thanked the head of the British government for the powerful words of support for Ukraine, voiced in the British Parliament on October 23. The President also expressed gratitude for all the timely and comprehensive assistance from the United Kingdom, in particular for the recent GBP 100 million defense support package," the press service of the President's Office reported on Friday.

The interlocutors discussed the situation at the front in detail. "Russia will continue to try to occupy entire Donbas. The occupiers made several attempts to surround Avdiyivka, but each time our soldiers stopped them and threw them back, inflicting painful losses. In these attempts, the enemy lost at least a brigade," Zelenskyy said.

The President of Ukraine and the Prime Minister of Great Britain discussed further defense cooperation, in particular, on strengthening the Ukrainian air defense systems with missiles and means to combat drones.

Zelenskyy informed Sunak about the situation in the Black Sea and Russian actions that pose a danger to civilian shipping. According to the head of state, despite all the threats, the grain corridor will continue to function.

The interlocutors discussed further work on the introduction of insurance for civil ships. The leaders also shared their assessments of the situation in the Middle East and agreed that stopping the escalation of the conflict would be in the interests of the world community. The parties also coordinated their positions on cooperation on international platforms and maintaining international support for Ukraine.