- 1Zelensky said in his evening address that Russia is trying to split Ukraine along the Dnieper.
- 2He tied the claim to what he called a Russian operation against bridges and the energy grid.
- 3The Stavka meeting included officials from Kharkiv, Kherson, Dnipro, Sumy, Donetsk region and Kyiv's mayor.
- 4The Financial Times reported he gave von der Leyen a similar warning in a recent conversation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia is trying to split Ukraine along the Dnieper River, a claim he made in his evening address after chairing a Stavka meeting, according to Ukrainska Pravda, UNN and LB.ua. The claim is his own, and the sources do not independently verify it.
The claim is Zelensky's own account of the aim of the strikes. The sources include no Russian response.
What Zelensky said
Zelensky said representatives of Kharkiv, Kherson, Dnipro, Sumy and Donetsk region attended, along with the mayor of Kyiv, key government officials and military commanders, UNN reported. He said the group discussed what he called a Russian operation against Ukraine's bridges and energy grid. According to Ukrainska Pravda, he said Russia is trying to make life as hard as possible for people, cities and villages.
He said countermeasures are updated weekly and that the Cabinet of Ministers is ready to resolve issues left unaddressed locally, adding state resources where needed, according to LB.ua and UNN.
Other claims and what is unconfirmed
Ukrainska Pravda, citing the Financial Times, reported that Zelensky told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a recent conversation that Russia wants to divide Ukraine in half along the Dnieper. LB.ua reported that he also announced new defense packages in preparation and a first meeting of Ukraine's negotiating team in the Emirates on November 10. The sources contain no Russian response and no damage figures.
Sources
- Ukrainska Pravda
- UNN
- LB.ua
Reported from 3 published sources (Ukrainska Pravda, UNN, LB.ua). Facts, figures and quotes come only from those sources. Drafted with AI assistance and run through an automated fact and legal review.
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