We are preparing for various actions by russia in Chernihiv-Kyiv sector - Zelenskyy says after meeting with military officials

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with military officials regarding the aggressor country’s military activities and countering the enemy’s plans. Special attention was paid to preparations for various scenarios in the Chernihiv-Kyiv sector. It was reported in a post by the head of state on Facebook on Tuesday, July 21.

Zelenskyy, along with Yevhen Khmara and Pavlo Palisa, spoke with the commanders of the 9th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 18th, and 21st Corps, as well as the 30th Marine Corps. According to him, the commanders reported on the situation in their respective sectors, the occupiers’ plans, and ways to counter them. In addition, they discussed the defense of Kherson, as well as the cities and communities of the Dnipropetrovsk Region, particularly Nikopol.

"The key priorities are countering Russian drones, protecting people, and securing necessary additional supplies. There was a briefing on our preparations for various scenarios in the Chernihiv-Kyiv sector, taking into account intelligence reports and the Russians’ ongoing search for additional ways to prolong and expand the war,” Zelenskyy emphasized.

They also discussed the need to strengthen frontline air defense and continue corps-level reform.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier informed, on July 20, Bloomberg reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is considering the possibility of dismissing General Oleksandr Syrskyi from his post as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Major General Mykhailo Drapatiy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, commander of the Joint Forces Group, is being considered as his successor.