By KYIV. Dec 27 (Interfax-Ukraine) – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held another meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief on Tuesday, according to the information on the president’s website.
The participants listened to the reports of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and the commanders of the operational areas about the situation at the front, discussed the implementation of the previous decisions of the Staff regarding certain areas, in particular near the settlements of Bakhmut and Kreminna.
The parties discussed the issue of providing the defense forces with the necessary weapons and equipment. Separately, they focused on updating the action plan of the defense forces for the next year.
The meeting was attended by Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov, Minister of Defense Oleksiy Reznikov, Commander-in-Chief of the AFU Valeriy Zaluzhny, Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine Oleksandr Lytvynenko, Commander of the Ground Forces Oleksandr Syrsky and the commanders of the troops of the operational directions.
The meeting was also attended by Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Deputy Prime Minister for the Reconstruction of Ukraine – Minister of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development Oleksandr Kubrakov, other members of the government, including Acting Head of the Security Service Vasyl Maliuk and other heads of security and law enforcement agencies.
