Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, ordered the Ukrainian military to re-establish control over coastal regions in southern Ukraine. Ukraine is amassing a million-strong fighting force in order to achieve this goal.
Source: Oleksii Reznikov, Ukraine’s Minister of Defence, in an interview for The Times [of London]
Details: “Ukraine is massing a million-strong fighting force equipped with western weapons to recover its southern territory from Russia,” The Times wrote.
Reznikov said that President Zelenskyy had ordered Ukraine’s military to retake occupied coastal areas which are vital to the country’s economy.
Quote from Reznikov: “We understand that, politically, it’s very necessary for our country. The president has given the order to the supreme military chief to draw up plans. After that the general staff are doing their homework and say to achieve this goal we need XYZ […] This is my job. I’m writing letters to counterparts in partner countries […]”
Source: Ukrainian pravda