Zelenskyy said a 'significant part of the entire Russian army is now concentrated on this offensive.'
After withdrawing from the capital, Russia began regrouping and reinforcing its ground troops in the east for an all-out offensive.
"This morning, almost along the whole front line of the Donetsk, Luhansk and Kharkiv regions, the occupiers attempted to break through our defenses," Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of Ukraine's national security council, was quoted as telling Ukrainian media."Fortunately, our military is holding out. They passed through only two cities. This is Kreminna and another small town.
The sprawling plant contains a warren of tunnels where both fighters and civilians are sheltering. It is believed to be the last major pocket of resistance in the shattered city. "The nightmare of war has caught up with us even in Lviv," said Lyudmila Turchak, who fled with two children from the eastern city of Kharkiv."There is no longer anywhere in Ukraine where we can feel safe."Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, was hit by shelling that killed at least three people, according to Associated Press journalists on the scene. One of the dead was a woman who appeared to be going out to collect water in the rain. She was found with a water canister and an umbrella by her side.
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