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Zelenskiy: Ukraine faces fierce fighting in the eastern city of Pokrovsk
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the president of Ukraine, said that on Friday the Ukrainian forces were fighting fiercely around Pokrovsk. This is a logistical hub in the east where Russia has announced the capture of villages almost every day. Zelenskiy said in his video nightly address that Ukraine's top general, Oleksandr Syrskyi, had told a senior official meeting the situation in Pokrovsk is the main focus of the war. The war began in February 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine. Pokrovsk was given special attention. Zelenskiy stated that it receives the greatest attention. He said that Ukrainian forces were "continuing to operate" in...