United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for an immediate ceasefire to enable humanitarian corridors and deliver lifesaving medical assistance.
the Donbas region, a more limited military campaign that comes after Moscow’s forces failed to seize Kyiv and other major cities.
“It can now be stated that Russian troops have begun the battle for Donbas, for which they have been preparing for a long time,” ZelenskyyMonday night. “A very large part of the entire Russian army is now focused on this offensive.” “No matter how many Russian soldiers are driven there, we will fight,” he added. “We will defend ourselves. We will do it daily. We will not give up anything Ukrainian, and we do not need what’s not ours.”
While Moscow is focusing its offensive on eastern Ukraine — where Russia-backed separatists have been battling Ukrainian forces for years — its military is still attacking other parts of the country. Earlier Monday, Russian missile strikesRussia also continued its efforts to capture Mariupol, a strategic port city in southeastern Ukraine that has become the site of one of theof the weeks-long war. Ukrainian forces in the besieged city have rejected Russia’s demands that they surrender.
“Securing Mariupol would free Russian troops up to move elsewhere in the Donbas, deprive Ukraine of a vital port, and complete a land bridge between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, seized from Ukraine from 2014,” the
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