(Adds quotes, context on mobilisation) Jan 1 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russian forces are suffering heavy losses and the notion that Moscow is winning the nearly two-year-old war is only a “feeling” not based on reality. “Thousands, thousands of killed Russian soldiers, nobody even took them away,” he told The Economist magazine […]
By Lidia Kelly (Reuters) – Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy honoured his people’s resilience in times of bloodshed in a long and lyrical New Year speech, while Russian leader Vladimir Putin stressed his country’s unity in a short and stern message that made only passing reference to the war. The speeches – traditional Dec. 31 messages […]
(Bloomberg) — President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made a surprise visit to troops in the town of Avdiyivka in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, the site of months of intense fighting against Kremlin troops. Most Read from Bloomberg “Visited the positions of the 110th separate mechanized brigade,” Zelenskiy said on Telegram in a post that included a video […]
Ukraine’s military wants to mobilise up to 500,000 more troops to fight Russia’s invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that he has asked them to spell out their plans in detail on what is “a very sensitive matter” before deciding whether he grants their wish as the war approaches the two-year mark. Such […]