LATEST: Russia now controls over 90% of eastern Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast and 'is likely to complete control in the next two weeks,' the U.K. Ministry of Defense says in an intelligence update.
In a statement, the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the"full-scale invasion" as a"continuation of Russia’s aggressive actions it unleashed 8 years ago by occupying Crimea and parts of territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions."
"For 100 days of war, the Kremlin has failed to reach its main goal -- conquest of Ukraine," the ministry added."Instead, Russia has become the most sanctioned state in the world, and its activities within international organizations and participation in international events have been significantly limited or stopped. The Ukrainian army is bravely holding the line and has liberated territories in a number of regions.
"In order to stop Russia's crimes against the Ukrainian people, destruction of our economy and blackmail of the whole world by famine, consistent support for Ukraine should continue. Assistance to our state today is the best investment in peace and sustainable development of all mankind," the ministry said.
"The special military operation will be continued until all of its objectives declared by the Russian administration, including denazification and demilitarization of Ukraine, are achieved," Zakharova said at a press briefing Friday."A lot has been done in this area: militants of the Azov nationalistic formation have surrendered in Mariupol and the liberation of Donbas has been consistently carried out.
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