Zelensky orders military to de-occupy coastal areas in south - Reznikov

President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered the military to de-occupy the coastal areas in the south, for this Ukraine is gathering millions of military forces. This was stated by Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov in an interview with the British newspaper The Times, - Ukrayinska Pravda writes on July 10.

"Ukraine is amassing a combat force of millions equipped with Western weapons to retake its southern territory from russia", - the newspaper writes.

According to Reznikov, Zelensky ordered the Ukrainian military to retake the occupied coastal areas, which are vital to the country's economy.

"We understand that politically this is very necessary for our country. The President instructed the top military leadership to develop plans. After that, the General Staff says that in order to achieve this goal, we need a, b, c… This is my job. I write letters to colleagues in the countries-partners", - Reznikov noted.

Let us recall that earlier, Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov stated that high-precision and long-range HIMARS American missile systems "changed the rules of the game", but Ukraine urgently needs more weapons.