- Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has tasked his new top military leadership, including commander in chief Mykhailo Drapatyi and interim defence minister Yvhenii Khmara, with improving mobilisation efforts to extend gains against Russia.
- Zelensky confirmed that Mykhailo Fedorov, the popular former defence minister whose recent dismissal sparked nationwide protests, has been offered a new position as vice prime minister for defence innovation.
- The Ukrainian president claimed that Vladimir Putin's advisors are increasingly blaming him for Russia's mounting losses in Ukraine, fostering a 'toxic atmosphere' around the Russian leader.
- Zelensky suggested that Ukraine's growing confidence on the battlefield is causing Putin's allies to lose faith in his capacity to continue the four-year conflict, with signals being sent to Ukraine and its partners.
- This assessment from Zelensky coincides with the US Secretary of State's concession that there will be no quick resolution or deal to end the ongoing war.
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