Day 1680 of the war. Address of Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Ukrainians

Glory to Ukraine! Our dear warriors! Today is the eve of the Day of Defenders of Ukraine. For me, it is an honor to be here today, to recognize you with state awards and, of course, to thank you all for the defense, for the protection of our state, for the fact that we hold the front firmly and carry out our active operations. In the fifth year of the full-scale war, Russia on the front looks completely different from how it wanted. And this is exclusively thanks to you, thanks to the determination of our troops, thanks to the training of our warriors, thanks to the well-planned operations of our army, our defense and security forces of Ukraine.

We are doing everything to destroy Russian military logistics. Our corresponding operations continue without interruption. Our warriors are knocking out Russian strike capabilities, destroying infiltration. And it is our warriors who prevail in the application of technologies on the front. Often not easy, difficult, often with smaller forces under the constant threat of strikes, the threat of KABs and other Russian strikes. Our military are achieving the results necessary for Ukraine, for the Ukrainian people.

And all this is extremely important so that our entire state can live, can exist, can work and protect the independent right of Ukraine to live. Now, not only in many cities and communities, in the capital it is difficult due to constant Russian attacks by Shaheds, missiles on energy, on critical infrastructure, literally on life.

Russia does not stop, trying to break Ukraine. Especially now, before winter, we are doing everything to protect our state, delivering counter-strikes to the aggressor, developing new weapons, fighting for new support from our partners, but all this holds up thanks to the fact that the front is strong, the front is not broken, and the corps, our brigades, our active and strong people are fighting for Ukraine. I want to thank you all, your comrades, I want to thank you for your courage, for your skill, thank you for Ukraine. And we certainly always remember and honor the fallen heroes of our state, whose courage and bravery gave us the opportunity to live and preserved our state.

I ask to honor all the fallen heroes with a minute of silence. Thank you for protecting Ukraine, thank you for protecting our state. Glory to Ukraine!