Kateryna Lisunova@KaterynaLis
‼️Something very important is happening on the Mariupol direction.
ZELENSKYY: A Ukrainian soldier from Mariupol gave me this chevron, with a clear desire for Ukraine to return to Mariupol and to all of its territory. And we really, really want it to be so.
This statement from Zelenskyy is especially symbolic, as Ukraine’s mid-range strike campaign is causing havoc to multiple critical Russian supply routes deep behind the front in southern Ukraine this month. Numerous Russian military transports have been hit on the E105, M14, and H20 highways connecting Rostov to Crimea, which is effectively disrupting supply lines to Mariupol and cutting off logistics to the area.
"Dear Rivne region! Today I was here, with our soldiers, I awarded, our guys. Wounded soldiers who are recovering here. One of them from Mariupol, Maksym, gave me a chevron. Here is this chevron. He gave me this with a clear desire for Ukraine to return to Mariupol, to return to its entire land. And we really, really want it to be so. Thank you, thank you to all our soldiers, our defenders. Glory to Ukraine!"- Ukrainian President on Friday, May 22, 2026.