Annexation attempts will in no way affect Ukraine's resolve to liberate all its territories – Podolyak.

Russia's attempts to annex the territories of four Ukrainian regions will in no way affect Ukraine's resolve to liberate all its lands.

Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said this in an interview with Politico, according to the president's press service.

"For our plans, [Russia's annexation] doesn't matter," Podolyak said, adding the nation "should liberate all its territories."

He also said that the mobilization recently announced by the President of the Russian Federation shows that Russia has run out of a professional army. In his opinion, the mobilization is prompting Kyiv to call for more weapons from its Western allies.

"For example, 100 more 155mm-caliber missiles would solve the problem, if you will excuse me for putting it that way, of additional human resources being utilized by Russia on the field of battle," Podolyak said, stressing Ukraine "will keep doing its job" to liberate its territory.

As Ukrinform reported, on September 30, the Kremlin held a ceremony on "the accession to Russia" of the self-proclaimed “DPR/LPR”, as well as the territories of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine captured by the Russian army.

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