Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he has convened a new meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander [the highest command and control body for the troops and individual branches of the Ukrainian military, as well as law enforcement services and agencies of Ukraine, which are part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, formed by decree of the President of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 in response to the Russian invasion – ed.]. Source: Video speech by President Zelenskyy Quote: “Today he convened another meeting of the Supreme Commander’s Headquarters, the second this week. As always, the heads of the security and defense services were present: [Valerii] Zaluzhnyi [Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine], [Denys] Monastyrskyi [Minister of Internal Affairs], [Kyrylo] Budanov [Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine], [Vasyl] Maliuk [Chief of the Security Service of Ukraine], [Oleksii] Danilov [Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council]and others. [Oleksandr] Syrskyi, [Serhii] Lytvynov and [Andrii] Kovlachuk, commanders of Operational Commands [Pivnich (North), Zakhid (West) and Pivden (South), respectively]. I think everyone understands the types of questions [that were discussed]; some decisions have also been taken [during the meeting]. I think everyone will be able to see their results.” Previously: On August 31, President Zelensky held a meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander, which was attended by the heads of Ukraine’s law enforcement agencies. The army reported the development of the situation on the front line. In his afternoon speech the same day, Zelensky thanked the people in Crimea who support Ukraine for the information they provide [regarding the deployment, bases, and movements of the Russian forces – ed.] and assured them that Ukrainian forces would take as much of it as possible. Journalists are fighting on their own front lines. Become our patron, support our work!
