2026-10-18

The trend this year continues – since the start of fall, our warriors have liberated more territory than the Russians have managed to capture. The same was true at other points this year. We continue to press the Russians at the front. Dobropillia, Kostiantynivka, Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka, Orikhiv, Novopavlivka, Novoandriivka, and Velykomykhailivka are all under Ukrainian control. We are also defending the areas near Kramatorsk and destroying Russian forces 20 kilometers from Zaporizhzhia, not 5, as someone over there in Russia is snowing Putin. Our front is strong, and I thank every warrior and every one of our units that is carrying out its tasks in full.

Провів розмову з представниками Президента Америки Стівом Віткоффом та Джаредом Кушнером. Мир приходить тільки завдяки силі і співпраці, що будується на довірі. Все зі свого боку для цього робимо і для того, щоб позиція Америки була сильною та допомагала наблизити мир, якого всі, окрім Росії, чекають уже понад чотири з половиною роки. Зокрема, обговорили результати зустрічі наших команд у Флориді. Фактично постійно наші команди у комунікації. Готуємо також наступні кроки у дипломатії. Постійно інформуємо партнерів про реальну ситуацію з російськими обстрілами, які не припиняються ні на хвилину, і питання ППО. Саме від позиції Америки тут багато чого залежить. Україна і надалі готова працювати конструктивно, чесно і на реальний результат. Дякую всім в Америці, хто підтримує саме такий під…

Had a conversation with the American President’s envoys, Steve Witkoff @SEPeaceMissions and Jared Kushner @jaredkushner. Peace comes only through strength and cooperation built on trust. We are doing everything on our part to make this happen, and to ensure that America’s position is strong and helps bring peace closer. Peace that everyone, except Russia, has been waiting for over the past four and a half years. In particular, we discussed the results of our teams’ meeting in Florida. Our teams maintain virtually nonstop communication. We are also preparing the next steps in diplomacy. We constantly inform our partners about the real situation with Russian strikes, which do not cease for a single minute, and about air defense issues. A lot here depends precisely on America’s position. Uk…

Since the American President announced the energy ceasefire a week ago, Russia has deliberately attacked Ukraine’s energy and oil and gas sectors 76 times. Last night alone, there were strikes on substations in the Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, and Odesa regions. Tens of thousands of families remain without power. Energy workers and repair crews are working virtually around the clock to restore electricity supply. Overnight, the Russians also struck residential buildings in our regions. As of now, 12 people have been reported injured, including two children. Two people have been killed. My condolences to their families and loved ones. This morning, there was a strike on an agricultural enterprise in Volyn. All necessary services are working at the site. In total, over this past week…