Zelensky admits battlefield difficulties but says progress is being made. Here's what else you need to know
From CNN staff
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday acknowledged difficulties on the battlefield — but said Ukraine was "making progress."
Kyiv says the military has taken back 9 square kilometers of territory in the east of the country and 28.4 square kilometers in the south in the past week, totaling about 14 square miles.
However, Ukrainian officials reported heavy fighting in the east of the country.
Russia has deployed over 180,000 troops to two major battlefronts, according to Serhii Cherevatyi, spokesperson for the eastern grouping of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The Russian forces, which he described as a "pretty powerful grouping," were ranged near the cities of Lyman to Kupyansk as well as around Bakhmut, the nearly flattened city that has endured some of the bloodiest clashes since the start of the year.
Russian and Ukrainian Sources are continuing to claim that some kind of “Provocation” at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is going to occur sometime in the next 24-48 hours with Ukrainian Officials stating that Russian Forces have placed Explosives in 3 of the 6 Power Units with “New Devices” having been observed on the Roof of the Cooling Unit; Russian Sources are also now stating that Ukrainian Forces will carrying out on Operation on the Plant tonight utilizing High-Precision Missiles and “Kamikaze” Attack Drones.
Russian and Ukrainian Sources are continuing to claim that some kind of ...
Ukrainian Intelligence Officials have stated today that Russian Forces and Occupation Officials have begun to Evacuate the Cities of Enerhodar and Melitopol and several other Settlements in the Zaporizhzhia Region near the Nuclear Power Plant.