Зеленський вручив нагороди працівникам оборонпрому після удару по сумах

Today, I presented state awards to employees of our defense industry. Their professional day was on April 13, when Russia struck Sumy with ballistic missiles. We have the means to respond to such strikes, and we will not simply let the scum who kill our people leave in peace on this earth. We have every right to do this, it is absolutely just – to respond to the killers as they deserve.

Russia must accept the idea of the inevitability of Ukraine's strength, and a truly reliable peace can only be achieved when reality forces Russia to come to terms with our capabilities. Our drones, Ukrainian missiles, our artillery, Ukrainian shells, our equipment – everything produced by Ukraine – will defend Ukraine, the lives of our people, our state.

I thank all more than 300,000 Ukrainians who work at our defense enterprises – here, in our state – for the sake of Ukraine’s strength. I am proud of our people!

Glory to Ukraine!