Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the battle for Severodonetsk may decide the outcome of the east of Ukraine.
He described the fierce fighting seen in the strategically important Donbas city as "probably one of the most difficult throughout this war."
Smoke and dirt rise from shelling in the city of Severodonetsk this week. "Severodonetsk remains the epicenter of the confrontation in Donbas," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said via Telegram, according to a translation.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that fighting for control of the city of Severodonetsk may decide the outcome of the conflict with Russian forces in the east of the country.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told U.N. correspondents on Wednesday that without the deal hundreds of millions of people in developing countries face the threat of an unprecedented wave of hunger, three months after Russia invaded its smaller neighbor.