Situation on front line is quite tense. Russia is trying to step up its offensive operations, — Zelenskyy
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy heard a report from Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi on the situation at the front.
The head of state announced this on Telegram, according to Censor.NET.
What is known?
"The situation on the front lines is quite tense right now—the Russian army is trying to step up its offensive operations. But this only leads to higher casualties on their side and does not disrupt our operations."
"It is important to note that Russia has failed to achieve its objectives in the border regions of the Sumy, Kharkiv, and Donetsk regions and is once again postponing its deadlines," the president said.
According to Zelenskyy, our units continue to carry out their assigned tasks in the southern sector.
They also discussed the issue of diplomatic strikes with Syrskyi.
What happened before?
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Reuters that the United States had made its offer of security guarantees contingent on Kyiv handing over the entire Donbas region to Russia.
- At the same time, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called a lie Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s claim that Washington is ready to provide security guarantees in exchange for the withdrawal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Donbas.
- Zelenskyy stated that Russia is demanding that Ukraine withdraw its troops from the Kyiv-controlled territory of Donbas within two months.
- The Kremlin believes that Ukraine must withdraw its troops from the parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions under its control "as soon as possible."
