President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the support of Ukraine's allies in his nightly address on Thursday, saying that, with help, "we can certainly stop Russian aggression and reliably defend freedom in Europe".
Zelensky welcomed a US support package for Ukraine worth $33 billion, saying: "I am grateful to the American people and personally to President Biden for it. I hope that the Congress will quickly support this request for help to our state. President Biden rightly said today that this step is not cheap. But the negative consequences of Russia's aggression against Ukraine and against democracy are so large-scale for the whole world that, in comparison with them, this support from the United States is necessary."
Meanwhile, Zelensky said 10 Russian servicemen from the Russian Ground Forces had been identified as suspects in committing "crimes against our people" in Bucha. And he welcomed visits to Ukraine on Thursday by UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov.
