Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says the situation on Ukraine’s eastern front lines is getting tough
Zelenskiy said Ukrainian troops are facing a very difficult situation in three heavily contested towns in Donetsk – Bakhmut, Vuhledar and Lyman.The UK’s defence ministry said Ukrainian soldiers are becoming isolated in embattled Bakhmut.
It comes as Ukraine’s defence minister reiterated the view that a new Russian offensive is expected this month.
At a news conference, Oleksiy Reznikov said not all Western weaponry would have arrived by then, but Ukraine had reserves to hold off Russian forces.
