I had a meeting with the military and the Minister of Defense of Ukraine. Together with Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and Chief of the General Staff Andrii Hnatov, we discussed the situation in key defense directions – particularly the Pokrovsk direction, as well as the Novopavlivka direction, Zaporizhzhia region, Kharkiv region, and the border areas in the Sumy region. We see the enemy’s intentions and attempts to advance offensive operations, and it is important that each of these attempts falters thanks to the resilience of our units and active defense. The Russian army has fallen far short of its command’s expectations for this summer. Our units will continue to destroy the occupiers and do everything possible to bring the war onto Russian territory. We are preparing our new long-range strikes. We will also respond with unwavering severity to every Russian strike against Ukrainians. In particular, the Commander-in-Chief reported on the entirely justified elimination of the Russian killers who took the life of a one-year-old boy in the Kherson region. We also discussed preparations for the upcoming visit of General Kellogg to Ukraine and our work with partners on arms deliveries and scaling up joint production of essential defense assets. Currently, around 40 percent of the weapons used for our defense are produced in Ukraine. Our objective is to significantly increase this figure – and, accordingly, our country’s defense self-sufficiency. In this context, the necessary changes will be implemented, including regulatory, financial, and personnel-related measures.