Ukrainian President Zelenskyy received an update from representatives of the Ukrainian armed forces and security forces on the latest developments at the front in the Russia-Ukraine war.
The meeting also addressed procedures for foreign volunteers seeking to serve in Ukraine's defense forces and updates to the relevant legal regulations.
Zelenskyy said work was continuing to increase the capacity for long-range attacks against targets in Russia, adding that he had approved new long-range operations in response to Russian attacks.
Ukraine is also working to develop weapons capable of neutralizing Shahed-type armed unmanned aerial vehicles, which the Russian military uses extensively in its air attacks. Oleksandr Poklad, head of the Security Service of Ukraine, briefed Zelenskyy on the latest developments in this area.
Zelenskyy announced that a new unmanned aerial vehicle interception system had been developed and was being used successfully at the front. The Ukrainian leader said work was continuing to provide greater protection for the country and shared footage said to show the operation of the preventive weapon used by the SBU against Russian UAVs.