Andriy Biletsky

Recent opinion polls in Ukraine indicate a growing willingness among some citizens to consider peace talks with Russia following the setbacks of last year's counteroffensive. However, a significant portion of the population, particularly those in the military, remains firmly opposed to any negotiations.

In the forests near the city of Zaporizhzhia, training of three new regiments of special Ukrainian units of Azov is underway, although it is believed that those units were destroyed in Mariupol.

Putin held an emergency meeting because of Russia's economy. He noted that the country has survived a severe blow due to sanctions.
President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, believes that the West should respond to sanctions against the entire banking system of Russia due to its attempt to introduce a ruble zone in the territories it has occupied in the south of Ukraine.