The main theses of the comment of Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov on-air at the national telethon 18.04.2022

This morning, an active phase of the Russian offensive set off almost along the entire front line, the occupiers tried to break through our defenses. Our military is defending, we are not surrendering our territories;

The Russian military was tasked to occupy the territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions by Easter, thus making a gift to their Fuhrer. However, they will not succeed;

Residents of frontline areas or areas where hostilities are taking place should evacuate;

One shouldn’t simplify the situation, underestimate the enemy, it is a mistake to believe that we have already won the war;

Putin does not cancel the task of destroying Ukraine as a state and eliminating our political leadership;

We do not have confirmed information about Prigozhin’s stay in the Luhansk region, but they are in dire straits if “Putin’s cook” is there;

Even the teaching staff of higher educational institutions and professors are already being mobilized in the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions;

If the residents of the occupied territories are forced to fight, they must surrender to our military;

It is possible that the Russian military will launch provocations on Easter, trying to accuse the Armed Forces of Ukraine of this.