Russia military offensive

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy says 1.7 lakh Russian troops in Donetsk as fight for Pokrovsk intensifies; calls situation ‘difficult’

File photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Picture credit: AP) Russia has deployed about 170,000 troops in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region as it intensifies efforts to seize the strategic city of Pokrovsk, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed on Friday. Speaking at a press briefing in Kyiv, Zelenskyy described the situation as “difficult” but rejected Moscow’s claims that […]

Zelenskyy says Ukraine’s drone strikes will continue until Russia halts offensive

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s surprise drone attack on Russia over the weekend was a success and warned it would “continue” unless Moscow halts its offensive.Speaking to reporters after the latest round of US-brokered peace talks in Istanbul on Monday, Zelenskyy described the drone strike as a “strategic operation” that weakened […]