Russian forces launched a new offensive push along most of Ukraine's eastern flank on Monday and the 'battle of Donbas' has now begun, Ukrainian president Volodymr Zelenskiy has said. Ukraine's army has been bracing for a new Russian assault on its eastern flank since Moscow withdrew its forces from near Kyiv and from Ukraine's north late last month in order to focus on an assault in the Ukrainian region of Donbas.
Russia begins large-scale military action to seize eastern Ukraine
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