President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the military at the command post of the 1st Corps of the Azov National Guard, which, together with adjacent units, is defending the Dobropillia sector. It was reported by the Office of the President, the Ukrainian News agency reports.
Zelensky listened to reports from the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi, Corps Commander Denys Prokopenko and Commander of the Air Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleh Apostol.
The military reported on the continued elimination of the Dobropillia salient, the clearing and further defense of Shakhove, work to strengthen the defense flanks of Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, and the protection of logistics routes. According to the military, the enemy keeps trying to regain positions on the Dobropillia salient.
The President thanked the servicemen for their service and awarded them with state awards.
During the meeting with the military, much attention was paid to the issues of weapons, scaling up the production of drones, the needs of brigades, the experience of the 1st Corps of the Azov National Guard and others.
They discussed the development and scaling of the drone component, in particular fiber optic technologies. In addition, there is a need for closer interaction between drone and ground units, including the parallel use of artillery, long-range and high-precision projectiles.
They also discussed the release of Ukrainian soldiers from russian captivity and the efforts required for this.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on November 3, Syrskyi said that the assault units of the Defense Forces have advanced in certain areas near the Dobropillia salient, with a total of 188 square kilometers of territory liberated during the Dobropillia operation.
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