Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that Russia was massing troops near the Ukrainian town of Vovchansk in northeastern Ukraine, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
Zelensky told reporters in Kiev that the attack by Russian troops on the town of Pokrovsk was aimed at demonstrating Russian battlefield power to US President Donald Trump.
Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky said Kiev's troops were stepping up their attacks on Russian forces near the town of Dobropilya in eastern Ukraine to relieve pressure on besieged Pokrovsk, Reuters reported. Reuters.
Syrsky also said that Ukrainian forces were mainly focused on ensuring the security of logistics lines and pushing back Russian troops.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian army said today that Russian forces had exerted great pressure in the Pokrovsk area yesterday, Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform reported.