The situation must now be perceived in a balanced, wise way, as far as possible: without euphoria, but also without self-winding – Zelenskyy

The situation in Ukraine should be perceived without excessive euphoria and inflated expectations, but also without "self-winding"

This was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a video address.

"The situation now needs to be taken in balance, as wisely as possible. Without excessive euphoria from success, but also without self-improvement. We still need time, we still need weapons, we still need to fight and endure. We can't burn emotions now, we can't overestimate expectations, just so as not to burn out," the president stressed.

The President said that Ukrainian defenders were advancing in the Kyiv region, regaining control over the territory.

"Irpin has been liberated… The occupiers are being pushed away from Irpin, they are being pushed away from Kyiv. However, it is too early to talk about security in this part of our region. The fighting continues," he said.

Zelenskyy said that Russian troops control the north of the Kyiv region.

"The level of their losses, even at 90%, is not an argument for them to stop. Hundreds and hundreds of units of burned and abandoned enemy equipment do not convince them that this will be the case with everyone," the president said.

According to him, the situation in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Donbas, and southern Ukraine remains tense and very difficult.