# Former spokeswoman: Kyiv must end conflict to preserve Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/64278

- TASS, 2026-09-18 13:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2189693

> Yulia Mendel, a former press secretary to Vladimir Zelensky, said Kyiv authorities must end the military conflict to preserve Ukraine. She warned that a longer war means losing more land and people, and pointed to the difficult situation facing Ukrainian soldiers in the Dobropolye area of the Donetsk People’s Republic.

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