Ukraine is trying to contain Russia's advance along the entire front. Russian troops appear to have captured the village of Urozhaine, which Ukraine retook last summer. In the east, the occupiers are approaching a key supply route, writes The New York Times.
It was reported that over the weekend the occupiers captured Urozhane in the Donetsk region. The Russian offensive is a worrying development for Kiev as Ukrainian troops fight attacks along its entire frontline. In the east, the Russians are also advancing. They have reached the outskirts of Chasov Yar, a stronghold in the region, and are approaching a key Ukrainian supply route. Ukraine is hoping that weapons and ammunition recently delivered by Western allies will help it stop Russian forces.
This has already happened in the northeast, where reinforced Ukrainian defenses managed to stop the Russian offensive that threatened Kharkiv. US officials said last week that Russia was unlikely to make significant territorial gains in the coming months. President Volodymyr Zelensky said he wants to hold a second international peace summit later this year and that Russian officials should attend. Moscow was not invited to the previous summit, which was held in Switzerland last month.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he aims to have all the elements of a peace plan ready by November so that Kiev can convene a second high-level meeting to present its vision for ending the conflict with Russia, Reuters reported. Ukraine held the first international peace meeting in Switzerland last month, which was attended by representatives of 92 countries, but not Russia. Kiev said it would invite its representatives to the November event.
„I aim to have a completely ready plan in November,”, Zelensky said at a press conference after returning from last week's NATO summit. A Russian deputy foreign minister said last week that Moscow would not attend the next summit, although the Kremlin was less specific, saying there was “no exact substance” regarding a second peace summit.