Today, I was in the Donetsk and Dnipro regions, and – most importantly – in the Pokrovsk sector, with those very corps that are doing the crucial work: destroying the occupier, defending Pokrovsk, defending Myrnohrad, defending Dobropillia.
The 1st Corps of the National Guard “Azov” – this is specifically the Dobropillia direction. We also visited, in particular, the 4th Rapid Response Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine “Rubizh,” the 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Airborne Assault Forces, the 25th Separate Airborne Sicheslav Brigade, and the 414th Separate Unmanned Strike Aviation System Brigade of the AFU “Magyar's Birds.” All the commanders of the Unmanned Systems Forces are present. And all of them, together with our other forces, are ensuring the defense of the Pokrovsk areas. I want to thank every warrior, every unit engaged here and on other parts of the front. Today, I presented awards to the finest warriors – those who distinguished themselves in combat.
And as is now traditional, I spoke with brigade commanders about their urgent needs, mostly about drones. This is truly the key component of combat operations right now. There were many details, but the main thing is – we need more drones, all types of drones, and independence in drone production, and our own independence, and truly reliable partners for Ukraine.