Report by the Chief of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, Oleh Ivashchenko. We have clear documentation outlining the Russians’ plans to exploit our temporarily occupied territories. In the southern Ukrainian lands currently under occupation, Russia intends to carry out essentially the same processes of plunder and deindustrialization that it implemented in the occupied parts of the Donbas. Geological exploration is planned, followed by rapid extraction and export of valuable raw materials from at least 18 deposits – including titanium, lithium, tantalum, niobium, zircon, molybdenum, and graphite. The occupiers are also developing further measures to seize and export this year’s grain harvest. We are preparing to counter this. We also have updated information on Russia’s internal assessment of the impact of our long-range sanctions – the scale of direct losses and the consequences of slowing production and export processes in Russia are increasing, with particularly negative effects on regional budgets. The de facto bankruptcy of a substantial portion of Russia’s regional budgets cannot be concealed. Today, I issued separate tasks to the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine regarding Russia’s air defense system. We see that in recent weeks, additional rings of air defense have been built up around Moscow at the expense of a large-scale redeployment of systems from Russia’s regions. This indicates that the Russian leadership is not preparing for the ceasefire that has been the subject of so many statements, and is more concerned about its parade in Moscow than about the rest of Russia. At the same time, we observe that this creates additional opportunities for our long-range sanctions. We will define our corresponding priorities. Ukraine has repeatedly proposed that Russia engage in real diplomacy and, through a ceasefire, ensure sufficient trust in the diplomatic process and the conditions necessary to achieve results. Ukraine’s proposals are on the table, and I am grateful to Ukraine’s partners for supporting our diplomacy and readiness to act in kind. Russia must take steps to end its war and to achieve a real peace. We need peace. Glory to Ukraine!(Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський)