Russia deploys 170,000 troops for push in Ukraine's Donetsk region, Zelenskyy says

Russia deploys 170,000 for push in Donetsk: Zelenskiy

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Russia has deployed about 170,000 troops in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, aiming to capture the city of Pokrovsk.

Russia deploys 170,000 troops for push in Donetsk, Zelenskyy says

Russian President Vladimir Putin has recently claimed that Russian forces are making significant advances on the battlefield, though their progress has been slow and costly in troops and weapons.

Russia deploys 170,000 troops for push in Donetsk region, Zelenskyy says

Putin is trying to persuade the U.S. which wants him to seek a peace deal, that Ukraine can’t hold out against Russian military superiority.

Russia deploys 170,000 troops for push in Ukraine's Donetsk region, Zelensky says

In previous sieges during the almost four years since Russia launched its all-out invasion of its neighbor, Ukraine has pulled out of some places to avoid losing troops. Ukrainian forces are desperately short-handed against Russia’s bigger army.

Russia sends 170,000 troops for push in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, Zelensky says

The Ukrainian leader said that Putin’s troops in Pokrovsk were being ‘gradually destroyed’.

Russia deploys 170,000 troops for push in Ukraine's Donetsk region, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia has deployed about 170,000 troops in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, aiming to capture the city of Pokrovsk.