- Zelenskyy publicly rebuked dismissed defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov over mass protests and calls for an election, saying polls during the war would risk splitting Ukraine.
- He warned of a worrying shortfall in Patriot air-defense missiles as deliveries from allies fall even while Russian missile attacks rise.
- Zelenskyy struck an optimistic tone on the front lines, saying Ukrainian forces have nearly fully retaken Dnipropetrovsk and expect more territorial gains by year’s end.
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