“Kiev will reply”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated tonight that “intense combating” was raging throughout the entrance line as Russia launched a large-scale floor offensive in northeastern Ukraine at present.
“Heavy combating is happening throughout the entrance line,” Zelensky stated in a social media submit after being briefed on the state of affairs by the chief of the armed forces.
“We mentioned defensive actions and (methods) to strengthen our positions within the Kharkiv area” (northeast), he added, including that Ukraine is sending reinforcements to the Kharkiv area and responding to the Russian assault with artillery forces and drones.
Zelensky stated Kiev would reply to the brand new Russian provocation with drive and known as on Kiev's Western allies to offer further army help.
On the identical time, the White Home estimated that Russia will “definitely intensify its assaults and preserve extra troops” in northeastern Ukraine in “the approaching weeks” and can attempt to create a “safety zone” alongside the border.
“We don’t anticipate any important progress” from Russian troops, nonetheless, added John Kirby, a spokesman for the White Home Nationwide Safety Council, concluding that: “we now have confidence within the Ukrainian forces and we’re working tirelessly to ship them (… ) the weapons that they should defend in opposition to these assaults.”
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