President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the frontline region of Donetsk in East Ukraine, describing fighting in the area as ‘difficult’ with Russian Forces pushing to capture the industrial city of Bakhmut.
latest spate of drone attacks on military-linked facilities inside Russian territory
The visit came as Vladimir Putin convened his security council in the wake of the latest spate of drone attacks on military-linked facilities inside Russian territory. The focus of fighting in Ukraine has shifted this month to Donbas after Kyiv’s forces recaptured the southern city of Kherson following a Russian retreat from the regional capital.
Calling for a moment of silence to commemorate killed Ukrainian soldiers
Zelensky appeared in a video wearing a heavy winter coat and standing next to a large sign in Ukraine’s blue and yellow colours bearing the city name Sloviansk and calling for a moment of silence to commemorate killed Ukrainian soldiers.
believe that next time we will meet in our Ukrainian Donetsk and Lugansk
“The east of Ukraine today is the most difficult front. And I am honoured to be here now with our defending troops in Donbas. I believe that next time we will meet in our Ukrainian Donetsk and Lugansk and in Crimea as well,” Zelensky said.
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forces have controlled parts of Donetsk and Lugansk since 2014
Russian forces and their proxies have controlled parts of Donetsk and Lugansk since 2014, when fighting with separatists broke out and the Kremlin annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine.
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