Ukraine's President Zelensky updates on 'complicated' situation in Donbas as Russia intensify efforts

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday said Russia's war in the frontlines of Ukraine was "very complicated".Speaking in his daily evening address wearing a t-shirt reading "I'm Ukrainian," Zelenskyy is preparing to shore up support over talks with European leaders next week.Russia has intensified efforts to capture the larger cities of Sievierodonetsk and nearby Lysychansk, which are the last major areas under Ukrainian control in Luhansk province.

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