Russia Controls About 20% Of Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelensky
NDTV
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said today that Russia controls about one-fifth of his country. Russian forces are solidifying their hold on the eastern Donbas region.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Russia controls about one-fifth of his country, including ground gained over Moscow's invasion, the annexed Crimean peninsula and territory held by Moscow-backed separatists.
"Today, about 20 per cent of our territory is under the control of the occupiers," the Ukrainian leader said during an address to lawmakers in Luxembourg.
Russian forces are solidifying their hold on the eastern Donbas region and pushing steadily towards Ukraine's de facto administrative centre in that region, Kramatorsk.
However, they pulled back from regions around the capital and in the northeast to focus on their offensive for the eastern industrial region.
