Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the West to rapidly deliver weapons as the Russian military is increasing the pressure on the country’s defenders.
Russian forces have battered Ukraine’s positions in the country’s east in recent weeks, pushing for an earlier breakthrough Tanks pledged by Kyiv’s partners Start coming to the battlefield. In his overnight address, Mr Zelensky described the situation as “very difficult”, saying that in the eastern Donetsk region, Ukrainian troops have been under constant attack by Russian forces.