In certain regions of eastern Ukraine, where the Russian offensive has been concentrated for several weeks, “the enemy is clearly superior, in equipment, in number of soldiers”, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Wednesday evening.
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Fighting against Russian forces in eastern Ukraine has reached a “maximum intensity”warned the Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Defense, Ganna Malyar, Thursday, May 26. “A long and extremely difficult stage awaits us”she said during a press briefing.
In certain regions of eastern Ukraine, where the Russian offensive has been concentrated for several weeks, “the enemy is clearly superior, in equipment, in number of soldiers”, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Wednesday evening. But the Ukrainian forces “resist [cette] extremely violent offensive”he added in his daily video message. “We need the help of our partners, and especially weapons”pleaded the leader.
Russian forces are getting closer every day to Severodonetsk, a mining basin already partially occupied by pro-Russian separatists. Russian troops are close enough to be able to fire mortars on the city, Sergei Gaïdaï, the governor of the Luhansk region, assured on Wednesday.
Furthermore, seven people have been killed in new Russian shelling of Kharkiv, regional governor Oleg Sinegoubov announced on Telegram on Thursday. “Seven civilians were killed and 17 injured, including a 9-year-old child”, he specified. The previous toll reported four dead and seven wounded. Ukraine’s second city had begun a return to normal life in mid-May.