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The President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, in his address on social networks, said that Russian troops were advancing on Slavyansk and Severodonetsk and called the situation in the Donbas “extremely difficult.”
He also repeated the phrase about the severity of the situation, speaking in an address about the posthumous awarding of the Ukrainian military.
Earlier, the situation in the Donbas was described as “very unpleasant” in social networks by the adviser of Zelensky’s office, Alexey Arestovich. He said that the biggest clashes occur in the area from the city of Popasnaya towards the city of Bakhmut.
In turn, the head of the part of the Luhansk Republic under the control of Ukraine Sergei Gaidai said that Russian troops are attacking Severodonetsk and fighting for control of the Lisichansk-Bakhmut highway.