During a working trip to Zaporizhzhia region, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the positions of the brigades engaged in offensive operations in the Melitopol sector.

In particular, the Head of State met with Commander of the Tavria operational and strategic group of troops Oleksandr Tarnavskyi and visited the positions of the 3rd operational brigade named after Colonel Petro Bolbochan of the National Guard of Ukraine, the 47th separate mechanized brigade "Magura", the 117th separate mechanized brigade, the 15th operational brigade named after Hero of Ukraine Lieutenant Bohdan Zavada of the National Guard of Ukraine, the 65th separate mechanized brigade, the 116th separate mechanized brigade, as well as the frontline command posts of the 46th separate airmobile brigade of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 118th separate mechanized brigade.

The President listened to the reports of the commanders on the course of hostilities in the frontline sectors within the area of their responsibility and discussed with brigade commanders and battalion commanders the most problematic issues of their units.

In particular, the military emphasized the need for means of electronic warfare and frontline air defense systems to counter enemy aircraft and UAVs. There is also a need for unmanned aerial vehicles, as they are quickly consumed in offensive operations.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the commanders of the military units discussed the issues of professional selection of people, providing brigades with special equipment and machinery, and the need for armored evacuation vehicles.

The President instructed to systematize the requests of the military, taking into account the information that was presented yesterday during the visit to the Soledar operational and tactical group, to submit them for consideration by the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief and to convey them to Ukraine's foreign partners.