Russian troops continue to intensely attack the Donbas front line, while Russia is becoming increasingly concerned about the prospect of Ukraine’s receiving long-range missiles from the West. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has demanded that the Western weapons promised to his country should be delivered as soon as possible, saying that the situation will become very difficult for Ukraine if the Russian forces break the front line in the Donbas region. Zelenski says that the Russian troops outnumber the Ukrainian troops, but that the Ukrainian fighters have so far managed to fight back. Heavy fighting is taking place on the streets of Severodonetsk, the last major city in the Lugansk province where the Ukrainians are still in charge. The Russian forces are also intensely attacking the city of Sloviansk in the Donetsk province, and Kharkov in the north. Radio Romania’s correspondent in Ukraine reports that the Russian army uses its favorite war tactic: intense bombing aimed at destroying the opponent’s positions, followed by massive assaults. Both the Russians and the Ukrainians claim to have caused huge losses to their opponents.
