Ukrainian Troops Involved In "Heavy Fighting" In Key Town, Says Zelensky

Ukrainian troops are involved in very tough fighting near the strategically important eastern town of Bakhmut, which Russia is trying to take, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in video address on...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address on Saturday that Ukrainian forces are engaged in very heavy fighting near the strategically important eastern town of Bakhmut, which Russia is trying to control.

Although Ukrainian forces regained control of thousands of square kilometers of land in recent attacks in the east and south,

Officials say progress is likely to slow once Kyiv's forces meet more determined resistance.

Russian troops have repeatedly tried to capture the city of Pakhmut, located on the main road to Slovensk and Kramatorsk. Both are located in the Donbass industrial region, which Moscow has not yet fully acquired.

"We are holding our positions in the Donbass, in particular in the direction of Bakhmut, where the fighting is now very difficult and very difficult," Zelensky said.

Zelensky repeated the call of the Western Allies to provide larger quantities of anti-aircraft systems.

Russian forces continue to fire missiles at Ukrainian cities,

Kyiv accuses them of using Iranian suicide drones.

An official in the southern town of Zaporizhia said a Russian missile hit a building late on Saturday.

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