Zelenskyy: Ukraine will not step back

"We will not take a step back," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, Report informs via RBC Ukraine reports.

"Now, a new phase of the war has begun. We halt in some areas and wait for the equipment to arrive to move forward. So, we will not back down. To stop the war, first, some steps must be taken. After that, diplomacy will be on the agenda. We have hindered Russia's progress. The second stage is to expel the Russian army from our country," Zelenskyy said.

The head of state stressed that the third stage will be the restoration of the territorial integrity of Ukraine.