The fight for the Donbas has become the epicenter for the war in Ukraine as Russia moves in its special forces and Kyiv warns the next few months will be 'decisive' in the war's outcome.
Fox News Correspondent Alex Hogan sat down with Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyyas Russia moves in special forces and Kyiv warns the next few months will prove"decisive" in the outcome of the war.
"Now redeployed to the Donbas and southern Ukraine, commanders are likely attempting to employ VDV more in line with their supposed doctrinal role as a relatively elite rapid reaction force," the ministry said. On Thursday Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said fierce fighting continues in Soledar – countering claims made by Moscow Wednesday when it said its forces had captured the salt mining town.
But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected these claims and said Moscow"and its propagandists are trying to pretend that some part of our city of Soledar – a city that was almost completely destroyed by the occupiers – is allegedly some kind of Russia’s achievement."Ukrainian soldiers work with "pion" artillery as war continues in Donetsk, Ukraine, on Jan. 7, 2023.U.S.
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