Ukrainian forces were engaged in fierce fighting with Russian troops in several hot spots in the east, where Moscow has been pressing with increasing urgency amid Western pledges of modern tank deliveries for Kyiv.
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President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the frontline situation was “extremely acute,” especially in the Donetsk region, where he said major battles were under way for Vuhledar, to the southwest of Donetsk’s regional capital, and Bakhmut, to the northeast, a town that has been virtually razed by repeated Russian artillery bombardments.
Regional Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said three…
