Valeriy Zaluzhnyi says forces continued to hold besieged town of Bakhmut as fierce battles rage for cities of Vuhledar and Maryinka
ended a tour of European allies to lobby leaders for long-range weapons and fighter jets.
Ukraine’s forces are holding defence along the frontline in Donetsk, including in the besieged town of Bakhmut . He said it could take two years for Russia to fully control the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in eastern Ukraine, two regions whose capture Moscow has stated as a key goal of the war. “If we have to get to the Dnipro, then it will take about three years,”referring to a larger area that would extend to the vast Dnieper River that runs roughly north to south, bisecting Ukraine. Russian forces must capture the Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut to proceed with their campaign.
. Authorities have dismissed dozens of officials in recent weeks and opened probes as part of a widespread drive against wrongdoing. The European Union says addressing corruption is a requirement for Ukraine joining the 27-member bloc.state media have reported the Russian deputy foreign minister,In an interview with state-run Zvezda television, Vershinin said it was not Ukraine, but the US and the EU that should make the decision on talks with Russia.
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