Ukrainian president praises soldiers as military says ‘powerful damage’ inflicted on Russian forces during battle
was still trying to regain lost positions despite Klishchiivka’s liberation, she wrote on the Telegram messaging app. “Today we had to fight off enemy attacks all day.”
The capture of the village would allow Ukrainian forces to advance more easily towards Russian forces and deliver more accurate artillery strikes, Yevlash added.Battlefield victories are especially important for Ukraine as Zelensky prepares his second wartime visit to Washington this week in a bid to rally international support.
The Nato chief, Jens Stoltenberg, also warned there would be no swift end to the conflict. “Most wars last longer than expected when they first begin,” he told Germany’s Funke media group.
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