Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky considered, on Friday, that his visit to Washington had achieved good results, and he also warned of possible Russian attacks during the upcoming holiday season.

During a meeting with Ukrainian ambassadors abroad, Zelensky said, "They are returning from Washington with good results, with results that will really help. There is financial support, and there are other agreements that we will talk about later."

The Ukrainian President thanked President Joe Biden "for his help and determination to win," as well as the Congress in both houses, and the Republican and Democratic parties.

He added in the speech he delivered after his return from the United States, "Our tasks have not changed. Liberating our land, protecting our people, and restoring our country after the Russian strikes. These are the steps of the Ukrainian victory that we are approaching step by step."

In his daily videotaped speech broadcast on social media, Zelensky said on Friday evening, "With the approaching holiday season, Russian terrorists may become active again. They despise Christian values ​​and any values ​​in general."

Zelensky called on the Ukrainians to be careful in the coming days, and to pay attention to the warning signs of air raids.

At the same time, Zelensky issued a sharp warning, saying, "Russian citizens should clearly understand that terrorism never goes unanswered."

Wagner Group

On the other hand, the Ukrainian Military Intelligence Agency announced that members of the Russian private military group Wagner constitute the main force in the Bakhmut front.

"We do not rule out that Russia will launch an attack from Belarusian territory," the agency added today, Saturday.

And the Russian news agency "Ruptly" showed pictures showing the soldiers of the Wagner Group providing public training, as they were training to disarm tanks and carry out ambush attacks on them, in addition to firing artillery.

For his part, the governor of the Ukrainian province of Donetsk said that 4 civilians were killed in Russian bombing of areas controlled by the Ukrainian army in the province.

Ukrainian intelligence said earlier that Russia was bringing troop reinforcements to the front lines in eastern and southern Ukraine.

The General Staff in Kyiv also announced that "the enemy has increased the volume of transporting troops, equipment and ammunition to combat zones via railways," referring to the vicinity of the city of Bakhmut and the towns of Avdiivka, Kobyansk and Limansk in the Donbass region.

The authority added that reinforcements were monitored on the Russian side in the south of the country, but that the new units in the Kherson region will be deployed only to strengthen the defensive lines.

The Ukrainian General Staff also said that its forces thwarted attempts to infiltrate Wagner's forces into the city of Bakhmut.

The Ukrainian army command also indicated that a Russian naval unit was patrolling the Black Sea with a warship equipped with cruise missiles.

The Ukrainian army also announced the killing of about 150 Russian soldiers in a bombing of an airport in Kakhovka in the southern Kherson province, while the Ukrainian military administration in Kherson said that at least one person was killed and others injured in a Russian bombing of the city of Kherson, adding that the Russian forces targeted the area of ​​ships in City.

disarmament of Ukraine

On the other hand, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Friday the elimination of 30 Ukrainian soldiers on the Kharkov fronts in northeastern Ukraine.

The ministry added that it had targeted areas in Lugansk with air strikes, without indicating the outcome of the raids.

In turn, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that "there is significant progress towards disarmament" in Ukraine, which is one of the goals announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin when he launched the war 10 months ago.

Peskov added that Russia had no knowledge of a Ukrainian peace plan, after the Wall Street Journal indicated that Kyiv was preparing to present it in February.

Peskov accused the Ukrainian president of ignoring the "facts" of the situation so far, referring to Russia's announcement of annexing 4 Ukrainian regions it partially occupies, a step not recognized by Kyiv and the West.

In this context, Russian statements of condemnation continue after Washington decided to provide Ukraine with the Patriot missile system, as the Russian ambassador to Washington, Anatoly Antonov, described the relations between the two countries as being in an "ice age".

Antonov said that the chances of a clash are high, according to what was reported by the official Russian news agency TASS.

He stated that it is difficult to say when the talks can resume in the context of a strategic dialogue between the two sides, but he indicated that the talks on the exchange of prisoners are "effective" and will continue.