President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) Oleksandr Syrsky and Chief of the General Staff Anatoliy Barhylevych on Monday.

"During today's meeting, we updated the tasks for the relevant negotiations with partners on defense assistance to Ukraine," the head of state said on the Telegram channel.

He noted that the participants of the meeting also discussed the situation at the front.

"Our military tasks and steps for the near future as well as everything that is necessary for the effectiveness of our fighters on the front line: armament, military equipment, support, and staffing of brigades," the head of state said.

Syrsky also delivered a report on the situation in all areas of combat operations and repulsion of enemy attacks, including the progress of the Kursk operation.

"Instead of a buffer zone on the territory of Ukraine, which was planned by the Russians, we have created a buffer zone near our border on Russian territory. I am grateful to all our soldiers for their bravery. But a special emphasis is on replenishing the exchange fund for Ukraine for the sake of liberating our people from Russian captivity. It was thanks to the Kursk operation that we managed to free a significant number of our people," Zelenskyy said.