greetings to everyone from espresso, this is news and i'm on yavomelnyk. by the 13th, the number of victims as a result of the morning russian missile attack increased. among the wounded is an 11- year-old girl. four people are currently in the hospital, the others were helped by doctors. in place. in the morning , russia launched ballistic and cruise missiles at the capital. all were shot down, the local military administration said. but due to falling debris , an apartment in a residential building was on fire in the shevchenkiv district. residents were evacuated, the mayor of the city vitaliy klitschko said. in the podilsky district a transformer substation and a two-story building caught fire. the fire has already been extinguished. a high-rise building was damaged in sviatoshyn district. falling debris into quarters.

the windows were blown out by the blast wave above. and the number of injured as a result of the russian missile attack in the kyiv region has increased to four. two of them have shrapnel injuries to their limbs and face. missile debris in several districts of the region damaged two apartment buildings and 47 private houses, farm buildings and cars. fires broke out, they were contained by employees of the state emergency service, said v regional police. in total, during the night, the enemy fired two ballistic and 29 cruise missiles from strategic bombers. the invaders attacked kyiv from the north. all enemy targets were shot down - said air force commander mykola oleschuk. the attack was repulsed by anti-aircraft missile units and mobile fire groups. today's massive missile attack on kyiv could be the russian federation's response to the meeting of advisors on the issues. of security in kyiv,

where the peace formula was discussed, us ambassador to ukraine bridget brink said in her post on the ex social network. she also thanked soldiers of the air defense forces of ukraine for protection. during the massive russian missile attack on ukraine, poland raised fighter jets in the sky in case air targets flew into its territory. the operational command of the polish army reported that after four o'clock. o'clock in the morning kyiv time, the military aviation used all necessary means to ensure the safety of its airspace. polish and allied fighters took to the air in the south-eastern part of the country. around 7 a.m., a joint operation of the polish and allied aviation ended. rescuers recovered the bodies of two dead men from under the rubble of a private homestead in the village of maksimivka, vylnovsky district, donetsk region. -

reports the state emergency service of ukraine. the night before , an enemy high-explosive aerial bomb hit a residential private sector where civilians lived. the rescue operation lasted for four hours, as a result of the shelling, two people were killed and eight private houses were damaged. she spied on sbu employees and corrected attacks on zaporizhzhia, law enforcement an fsb agent was detained. a 19-year-old student of a local university to... establish the exact coordinates of defense and industrial enterprises, she received approximate geolocations from the occupiers, and then conducted preliminary reconnaissance near them, also monitored sbu employees in order to identify spare deployment points. the girl was recruited remotely through her godmother, who holds a position in the occupation administration in zaporozhye. now the girl is in custody, she faces life imprisonment. already on free land, one more

the family from the kherson region managed to return to the controlled territory of ukraine. volunteers took a 12-year-old girl and her parents from the occupation, reported the head of the region oleksandr prokudin. the family is now safe and receiving the necessary medical and psychological assistance. i would like to note that since the beginning of the year , 41 children from the kherson region have already been returned. polish farmers stopped. to block the movement of trucks at the check-point of the doctor in shagyny, now cargo registration is taking place in the usual mode, noted the spokesman of the state border service of ukraine andriy demchenko. four more directions remain blocked: yagodin ustilukh, ughryniv and rava ruska. there are almost 850 vans in the queue. ukraine tells the world

we will win together - this is the slogan of the 16th kyiv security forum. the event was dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the signing of the political part of the agreement on association between ukraine and the european union. among the main topics that will be discussed during the two days of work are the situation at the front, urgent military aid to ukraine, the accession of our country to the eu and nato, preparation for the elections of the european parliament, the nato summit in washington and the election of the president of the united states, the vision of the strategy of the west and ukraine. so, let's watch live, kyiv security forum. politicians, ladies and gentlemen, by the way, today russia celebrated the tenth anniversary of the signing of the agreement

between ukraine and the european union and the holding of our forum. self-proclaimed and self-appointed. the russian dictator bombed a civilian city of kyiv literally a few hundred meters from our venue, and dozens of people have already been injured today. and that one the fact that we are gathering today in the city of kyiv and have the opportunity to hold this forum is primarily the merit of the armed forces of the ukrainian state. therefore, i would ask that we applaud them. 10 years ago, you saw these shots on the maidan, the ukrainian people began their struggle for our freedom, for our european choice, for our existential

right to exist as a state, for ukraine to become a member of the european union, for ukraine to become a member of nato . and that is why russian dictator vladimir putin started a war against ukraine. 10 years ago he annexed crimea and 10 years ago he sent his troops to donetsk and luhansk. he realized that he had no other way than to conquer ukraine and restore the soviet union. and when he saw that ukraine did not fall. two years ago,... he decided to take advantage of what he thought was the last moment to capture ukraine, but it did not turn out as he thought, and the incredible will of the ukrainian people and the unity of the entire west demonstrated that ukraine stood up, our

western allies showed such a level of unity and support for ukraine that no one else has expected now we are in a critical moment, frankly speaking, in a difficult moment, and that is why it is extremely necessary now with the same strength and energy, with the same confidence that we had 10 years ago, with the same will, when we repelled the russian rush, to demonstrate to the whole world that we , as a democratic world... "we have the strength, we have the will, and we are capable of victory, that democracy will always defeat tyranny, that evil, evil has not

calmed down, its reassignment is this fact, therefore evil can only to win. v unity is our strength, and our strength lies in the fact that united, ukraine resisted, ukraine will resist, ukraine will win, and the free world will restore the global world order. we fight for our freedom, we fight for the freedom of our allies, we fight for the values ​​of every country, and we will win this holy war. this is what our forum is for.

we also have another leader, the nato secretary general, jan stoltenberg, decided

to address our forum, hence the video of the nato secretary general's address to our gathering, mr. staltak. greetings from brussels and many thanks to you, dear arseny, for the invitation to speak at this prestigious kyiv security forum. such, dear gatherings, are very valuable, they symbolize the power of democracy, we can freely and openly express our opinions and jointly outline our better future. therefore , i would like to congratulate you and your team and thank you for organizing this event despite these difficult times. russia's war against your country continues and... the price paid by ukraine, its people, ukrainian cities,

the country's infrastructure and its industry is huge, but you should not despair. you have already inflicted heavy losses on the russian forces. you successfully expelled the russian fleet from the black sea, opened a corridor for the export of grain and other goods by sea. after. and the support we provide to you. nato countries have provided more than 99% of all military

aid to ukraine, amounting to tens of billions of dollars, and even more such aid is already directed to ukraine. putin wanted a fence to prevent ukraine from choosing its own path of development. and alienate you from your euro-atlantic family. however, he reached directly opposite results. today, ukraine is a candidate country for eu membership, and you have come closer to nato than ever before. i recognize that ukraine is paying a very high price for its choice, but your determination to continue on this course inspires us all. we are with you and will continue to help at all stages of this journey. together with you, we will open a joint analysis, training and training center in poland, and

in addition to urgent assistance to ukraine from nato, the alliance will cooperate with you, contributing to your success in the long term. we are strengthening our political interaction through the ukraine-nato council, where we hold joint consultations and make joint decisions. we help you make your armed forces and equipment more operationally compatible. with nato allies. this is done in order to prepare for the day when ukraine will join the alliance. and it's not a question of if, it's a question of when. you continue to take steps towards integration into euro-atlantic structures. and nato continues to support ukraine. i want to wish you all continued strength and courage, as well productive work of the forum. thank you very much.

your highness, dear ukrainian friends and colleagues, after these words of the secretary general of nato, which inspire me. it is a great honor to address you here in kyiv, i am grateful for the opportunity to personally visit ukraine and meet with your political and military leadership. this has given me the opportunity to express my deep respect for the courage and strength you have shown.

both on the battlefield and in a wider sense. my visit the first visit of the nato military delegation to ukraine after the large-scale invasion is confirmation of the fact that nato and ukraine are closer than ever before. every day we become closer, more compatible, more harmonious. together, we are doing everything for ukraine. became a member of our alliance. the swedish flag will not be the only yellow and blue flag near the nato headquarters. why? because we all

believe in the power of democracy. this is at stake, russia's war against ukraine has never been linked to any real security threat, either from ukraine or nato. this war is being fought because president putin is afraid something much more powerful than any physical weapon on earth, democracy, if the people of ukraine will have democratic rights, real ones. democratic rights, the people of russia will soon want them too, and this is what this war is about. in 2024, more than 2 billion people on earth will cast their votes in democratic elections. and yet the concept

of democracy needs to be defended today more than ever. before that, real democracy is about choice, it's about making those in power accountable, and it about the freedom to determine the direction of development in which your country should move, real democracy can exist only within the framework of the rule of law, which applies to everyone, in russia there is no choice. only force and the rule of law is only a facade, it is a theater staged by the leadership to deceive the people and make them believe that they too have an important role to play. by illegally annexing crimea, they demonstrated their blatant contempt for the rules-based international order. and here is february 24, 2022

year of the russian leader. russia is desperately trying to project an image of strength, but they are showing only weakness. there is no such scale of propaganda to hide all those coffins returning to the russian federation. there is no such propaganda that could answer the questions of the families of fallen soldiers, and no amount of propaganda can hide the truth that president putin has not achieved any of his strategic goals, and how could he achieve them? russian troops have no idea what they are fighting for, and you

you know what you are fighting for, you are fighting for the civilians themselves. the ukrainian people and the ukrainian armed forces are doing it like we 've never seen before, you've fundamentally changed many of the components of modern warfare, faced with a combination of the combined use of trench artillery barrages of wwii and modern drone warfare artificially. mind, you quickly adapted and provided resistance, you are pioneers in innovation, combining soviet-style equipment with modern western technology. ladies and gentlemen, ukraine will suffer suffering beyond belief, she suffers excruciatingly, she loses people, and that which

can never be replaced, and yet to call you a victim would be to discredit your inexhaustible strength, to call you a victim... to give you credit for those successes , which you have achieved on the battlefield, for the historic resilience that your entire society has demonstrated and continues to demonstrate. despite all the suffering, despite all the destruction, ukraine remains a sovereign state. and you all remain incredibly strong and it shows the whole world. and russia knows it. this is by no means an easy fight, and i don't need to tell you about it, and although the whole world was probably too optimistic in

2023, we must not make the same mistakes again and fall into excessive pessimism in the year 24 . pessimists do not win wars, and it is possible to argue that... all reasons to be confident in ukraine's ability to succeed. last night 31 rockets were aimed at this beautiful city. each of these missiles was intercepted by the ukrainian armed forces. there is nothing you cannot do. the only thing you need is our help. nato allies and many other countries from around the world provide ukraine. unprecedented support, and it brings real results, but ukraine needs even more support, it is needed now, and time in ukraine is not measured in days,

weeks or months. it is measured by people's lives. and the countries that are members of the alliance. as the secretary general said, all members of the alliance should work deeply and quickly help the president at the munich security conference. zelensky said audience, don't ask ukraine when the war will end? ask yourself why putin is able to continue it. it would be

a huge historical mistake to allow president putin to win. it would be dangerous for all of us. because the outcome of this war will shape the fate of the world. ladies and gentlemen. today is the 756th day of what the russian leadership envisioned as a three-day war. i will never be able to truly even begin to imagine how difficult each of those days was. in the darkness of war, you are the beacon of light that shows the whole world what it means to fight for something what you believe, you did it during the revolution of dignity, and you continue to do it during this one. a brutal war of aggression. your strength and courage impressed the whole world. you

prove that democracy is worth fighting for. it's not a perfect system. and it is not self-sufficient, even in those countries where it has existed for centuries. but she is worth risking her life for. because if there is no choice, if there is no freedom, what remains? how can we build a safe and prosperous world for our children in system of brutal tyranny. in russia, we see a regime that kills its opponents, oppresses its citizens, and uses its soldiers as cannon fodder, even. without taking their bodies, steals ukrainian children, forcing them to fight against their own people, compare this with the ukrainian leadership, which not only ...

courageously resists aggression, but at the same time does everything possible to eradicate corruption and strengthen its democratic institutions, a legitimate government that shows strength and concern for every human life, and precisely this is how the leadership of the country should be. this is true political leadership, this is what power looks like, and yes, that is exactly what democracy is. ladies and gentlemen, president putin made two strategic mistakes, he underestimated the determination of ukraine and underestimated

the unity of nato. without our help , ukraine can and will win, and i want to say this from the bottom of my heart. you are not alone, you are not alone. nato is with you. democracy will triumphantly defeat autocracy. freedom will triumph over tyranny, light will triumph over darkness. glory to ukraine. admiral, thank you, this is really inspiring, this is

what the ukrainians and... the military need, and since we have an opportunity to talk a little bit about the future of ukraine, i would like to thank you for your opinion, let's start with the chance for ukraine to join nato, not from a political point of view, but from a military point of view, because we expect some clear signals during the washington summit, but what do you think now? what does the ukrainian armed forces look like now, what is their form, what should be done to bring ukrainian military standards closer to nato standards, what is the plan? ukraine will become a member of nato, as i said, it's not if, it's when, and the secretary general said the same. and if we talk about the military, we are talking about the fact that, despite the fact that ukraine... is waging war and

very successfully, when we join alliances, it must also be ensured that we are operationally compatible with ukraine, and ukraine is operationally compatible with us. this applies to procedures, doctrine, tactics, that is, so that ukraine has a good understanding of how nato fights in the conflict, if it comes to that. and we have time, of course, it will be necessary. to make a certain difficult choice, because ukraine in as a result of the war and the reality that all countries give what they have, we exported piece by piece, so to speak, well now your country needs it, you will get what you can, but when the war comes, you will have to make a choice , what systems will you have, tanks, planes, artillery, transport axes? you

can't always have all these different systems that you have gathered, these things are related to interoperability, standards, this is what we can do together with ukraine, in the direction of providing a political solution, that is, we are doing everything so that we become as close as possible, so that ukraine is ready when the political... everyone reaches an agreement, i want to return to russia, in fact, russia violated international law and started a war against independent ukraine, and in ukrainian , with the support of the west, stand side by side in defense of democracy, and the fact is that the russian dictator, in my opinion, putin again.