President Volodymyr Zelensky explained this in his online video tackle to the nation, Ukrinform experiences with reference to the president’s push support.

The complete text of the address is supplied beneath:

Very good overall health to you, fellow Ukrainians!

First of all, I want to thank our Air Forces servicemen, Ukrainian air protection, which correctly repelled a further Russian assault now. 

54 missiles and 11 assault drones were being shot down.

Our warriors all in excess of Ukraine distinguished by themselves, and I thank all our Air Instructions: Centre, South, East and West.

And particularly we are grateful to the warriors of the 96th Kyiv, 160th Odesa, 208th Kherson anti-plane missile brigades, whose results are the very best currently.

Regretably, there had been many hits. Our ability engineers and fix crews are undertaking every thing to make Ukrainians come to feel the penalties of the terrorists’ strike as small as probable. And I thank absolutely everyone who is doing work to restore strength supply.

As of this evening, there are ability outages in most areas of Ukraine. It is especially tough in Kyiv area and the funds, Lviv region, Odesa and the location, Kherson and the region, Vinnytsia location and Zakarpattia.

But this is practically nothing as opposed to what could have occurred, if it was not for our heroic anti-aircraft troops and air defense.

With every single this sort of missile strike, Russia is only driving alone further into a lifeless stop. They have less and much less missiles. In its place, the position of the major terrorist in the environment will have penalties for Russia and its citizens for a lengthy time. And just about every missile only confirms that all this must close with a tribunal. And that is exactly what will happen.

And irrespective of all the strikes, the point out works each individual day. The Business, the Cabinet of Ministers – everyone is operating.

In particular, nowadays I had two significant conferences, economic and defense. We are doing the job to assure that our defenders have additional opportunities, additional weapons, additional drones.

The predicament on the frontline remained devoid of substantial alterations about the previous working day.

The most acute circumstance is in Bakhmut, Soledar, about the full line in the Donetsk area. The enemy has not abandoned the crazy thought to capture the Donetsk area… Now they established themselves a process – for the New Year.

I am grateful to all our men who have been proving to the occupiers for months that it is us who  will set and realize ambitions on our land.

I am grateful to absolutely everyone who defends the Ukrainian Donbas! To all who protect our Kharkiv region! To all who retain our south! Who guard our border… 

And, by the way, I thank people border guards who, alongside one another with all the protection forces, are battling the enemy at the entrance. I thank the warriors of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi and Mukachevo border guard detachments.

Pricey Ukrainians! 

There are two days remaining in this calendar year. Maybe, the enemy will check out after again to make us rejoice the New Yr in darkness. Possibly, the occupiers are setting up to make us undergo with the next strikes at our towns. 

But no subject what they plan, we know 1 factor about ourselves: we will endure. For positive. We will push them out. No doubts about that. And they will encounter punishment for this awful war. The most punishment.

I thank every person who defends our point out! I thank all people who fights for our independence!

Glory to Ukraine!