"I told about the operational situation at the front. The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct defensive and offensive operations," Zaluzhny said.

The parties also discussed the current needs of the Ukrainian army in weapons and shells. Millie and Zaluzhny agreed to stay in touch and cooperate.

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Russian troops had advanced three kilometers into the depth of the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kupyansk direction of the front.

At the end of July, the Kremlin said that the Kyiv regime had no successes, Kiev was in a very difficult situation.