Russian military set up base in Ukraine
The Donbas is Ukraine’s primarily Russian-speaking industrial heartland in the east, where Moscow-backed separatists have been fighting Ukrainian forces for the past eight years. Pro-Russian leaders there have declared two independent republics, which Russia recognised before launching its invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
In recent weeks, the Kremlin declared the capture of the Donbas its main goal of the war after its attempt to storm Kyiv failed. After withdrawing from the capital, Russia began regrouping and reinforcing its ground troops in the east for an all-out offensive.
Zelenskyy, in a video address, pledged to fight back, saying: “No matter how many Russian troops are driven there, we will fight. We will defend ourselves. We will do it every day.”
The president’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, called the offensive “the second phase of the war” and assured Ukrainians their forces could hold off the attack.
License
Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)
-
5:37
stewart24
1 year agoAbandoned Russian base in Ukraine holds Putin's secret plans
14 -
1:05
unlimited laughter
1 year agoA Very Special Plan! The Ukrainian Army Razed Russian Centers to the Ground
73 -
0:40
RT
2 years agoRussian Grad’s target Ukrainian military positions
1.13K33 -
0:12
RT
2 years agoRussian UAV destroys Ukrainian military stronghold
3.8K18 -
0:35
RT
6 months agoRussian Su-25 destroys Ukrainian stronghold helped by reconnaissance units
4.32K11 -
3:46
Rumor has it
1 year agoFrom a resort to a military base: how Crimea has changed under Russian occupation
6 -
0:13
RT
1 year agoRussia strikes Ukraine’s military infrastructure
1.5K28 -
0:33
YolaJungle
1 year agoRussian Airforce Strike Ukraine Military Targets
961 -
1:20
RT
9 months agoRussian forces capture Ukrainian stronghold
9.89K35 -
0:55
RT
2 years agoRussia's Ka-52 destroys Ukrainian fortified positions
3.53K