880 thousand soldiers are now in army. They are defending entire territory of Ukraine - Zelenskyy

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Zelenskyy names the number of the Ukrainian army

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Ukrainian army currently numbers 880,000 people. The defense forces are facing 600,000 Russian invaders in the country.

This was stated by the head of state following a meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Censor.NET reports.

There are currently 600,000 representatives of the Russian contingent on the territory of our country. As for the Ukrainian army, today it is 880 thousand. But 880 thousand defend the entire territory. Russian troops are concentrated in several areas, so in some areas they have a numerical advantage, and when the war is over, we need to understand what the contingent of other countries is. We support this idea and we must understand how much it is," Zelenskyy emphasized.

In addition, the president noted that Ukraine will not play "games with messages about reducing" its army.

He added that part of the agreement should be how to preserve the large Ukrainian army, which the president called "the only guarantee of security."

Author: Ольга Кошарна