Heroic people of Ukraine!

It is the 9th day of war.

9 days of heroic confrontation, courage and bravery of the Ukrainian people.

9 days of total resistance.

Intense battles are being fought, the enemy has sustained severe casualties and weaponry losses. The Russian army and its top officials were telling about how they would discharge NATO forces into the English Channel in a week, while their soldiers now drop their equipment and surrender instead.

Fighting is taking place in dozens of cities and hundreds of villages, and everywhere the enemy is facing resistance not only from the military, but from the entire population as well.

In the agony of its own defeat, Russia resorts to increasingly criminal acts.

Buildings, hospitals, schools and even maternity hospitals constantly come under aerial bombing.

The occupier kept fire nightlong from all the sides covering the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in the city of Energodar. The President of Ukraine urgently addressed the leaders of the G7 countries. I made an urgent call to the IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi and told that in the agony of fear, the enemy could cause the largest tragedy since the Chornobyl NPP accident.

Radiation knows no boundaries. The possible area coverage is the whole world. Once again, I call on the international community, represented by the IAEA and the EU, to ensure the arrival of peacekeeping groups consisting of representatives of the EU, IAEA and SNRIU (State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine) at all five nuclear power plants in Ukraine. This is a matter of security for the whole world!

The UN Human Rights Council has taken a critical decision to set up a commission of inquiry to investigate Russia's crimes against Ukraine's civilian population. The more so the work of the International Criminal Court to investigate war crimes committed by Russian terrorist forces in Ukraine commences as well. This means that all those responsible for the deaths, especially of civilians, will be held accountable.

Now I want to appeal to all Ukrainians!

Our total resistance to the enemy must take place on all fronts. On the front lines, on the home front, in the territories temporarily occupied by the enemy. It is time for everyone to get a grip and think with calm mind where he or she can be most effective.

If you have the experience and desire - join the ranks of territorial defense. Help volunteers. Join the information attack on the enemy. Work at your company. Support each other. Find your place and make your contribution. The 40 million people united by the common idea of victory are impossible to stop and, most importantly, impossible to conquer.

The Government works 24/7.

Today we have two main objectives. First – to satisfy of the needs of the AFU and other armed formations.

Second is the provision of the civilian population with essential goods even in those regions, that were now blocked through the hostilities or occupation, the organization of green corridors for the evacuation of the civilian population, the humanitarian assistance deliveries.

Yesterday I had a talk with the President of the Red Cross Peter Maurer. He assured me that the Red Cross would do everything possible to help evacuate Ukrainians, deliver food and medicine to places where hostilities are underway.

Today, Ukrzaliznytsia has become a company that purchases food, fuel, medicine for the needs of the state and people affected by the war at the expense of state funds. By the recent decision of the Government, we have allocated UAH 18 billion for these purposes. Let me take this opportunity and thank the railway workers who, despite the risks, continue to perform their jobs and save people!

Ukrainians! Our only goal is to liberate Ukraine from Russian invaders. And we will definitely win.

Glory to Ukraine!