(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday stated the situation in the south and the Donbas area remained extremely difficult and reiterated that Russia was build up forces close to the besieged metropolis of Mariupol.
“There will likely be battles forward. We nonetheless have to go down a really difficult path to get every part we wish,” he stated in a late night time video tackle.
(Reporting by David Ljunggren and Ron Popeski; Editing by Chris Reese)
