FILE – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a press conference at the Ukraine peace summit in Obbrgen, Switzerland, on June 16, 2024.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signaled Wednesday, June 26, 2024 he is getting tough on officials he suspects are shirking their duties in the war with Russia that is now in its third year.Zelenskyy and Ukraines Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi visited troops in the eastern Donetsk region who have weathered fierce Russian ground and air assaults in recent months. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) (Laurent Cipriani, Copyright 2024. The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
KYIV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his Commander in Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi on Wednesday visited troops in the eastern Donetsk region who have weathered fierce Russian ground and air assaults in recent months.
The Kremlin’s army has escalated its effortsto dislodge exhausted and outgunned Ukrainian forces holding eastern and northeastern areas. It aims to capture more land during spring and summer as muddy fields have dried …
