Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia could carry out “retaliatory strikes” in the near future after suffering heavy losses on the battlefield.
In his daily military update speech on the evening of January 31, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Ukrainian army and its partners are urgently preparing to prevent and deal with “retaliatory blows” of the Ukrainian forces Russia on the battlefield.
“Today, I held a meeting with the military commanders and the head of the defense intelligence agency. We have thoroughly analyzed the situation on all fronts and possible developments. In the future, the enemy’s activities were discussed. At the same time, we also considered the plan to respond to the Russian military’s retaliation, “said Zelensky.
According to the President of Ukraine, the Ukrainian defense forces and their partners and allies are doing all they can to stop the advance and gain more territory from the Russian army. Ukraine’s drastic reactions have caused heavy losses, thereby “taking away the last hopes” of Russia for a victory in this country. Therefore, Zelensky said that in the near future, Moscow will launch many fierce attacks in retaliation for recent defeats on the battlefield.
Zelensky also expressed his gratitude to partners and supporters of Ukraine’s position around the world.
Referring to the recent dismissal of a series of senior officials, President Zelensky said that similar decisions will continue to be made in the near future to remove officials who do not meet the needs. of the Ukrainian government.
“Currently, important personnel decisions have been quiet. However, this does not mean that all the necessary steps to reform have been completed. More similar decisions will be made in the near future. In the coming time, that personnel who do not meet the basic requirements of the state and society will certainly be dismissed, “said President Zelensky.
In a statement issued on January 24, the Ukrainian government said that four deputy ministers and five heads of the country’s military administration had been dismissed on suspicion of corruption allegations.
Accordingly, 4 deputy ministers were dismissed in this round including Deputy Defense Minister Viacheslav Shapovalov, Deputy Minister of Social Policy Vitalii Muzuchenko, 2 Deputy Ministers of Community and Territorial Development Ivan Lukeria and Viacheslav Nehoda.
In addition, two deputy directors of Ukraine’s maritime and maritime services, Anatolii Ivankevych and Viktor Vyshniov were also dismissed.
On the local government side, Mr. Valentyn Reznichenko, head of the military administration of the Dnipropetrovsk region; Oleksandr Starukh, head of the military administration of the Zaporizhia region; Oleksii Kuleba, head of the military administration of the Kyiv capital region; Dmytro Zhyvytskyy, head of the military administration of the Sumy region; and Yaroslav Yanushevych, the head of the Kherson regional military government, was dismissed.
