Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged his citizens to support the army and maintain their determination. In his evening address broadcast on official television, he stated that the path to achieving victory will be "extremely difficult," emphasizing the importance of Ukrainians "maintaining their willpower and inflicting losses on the aggressor, so that every Russian remembers that Ukraine cannot be broken." He added, "In many areas of the front, there is a feeling that the intensity of the situation has eased, but the war has unfortunately not ended; rather, the fighting is intensifying in different places, and we must not forget that. We must help the army, volunteers, and those who are left alone in this difficult time," according to Reuters.