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Volodymyr Zelenskyy: “Russian forces have started the battle for Donbas, to which they've been preparing for a long time and the considerable…”

On the recordApril 17, 2022
Russian forces have started the battle for Donbas, to which they've been preparing for a long time and the considerable amount of the Russian forces are concentrating and focused on that offensive and no matter how many Russian servicemen they are bringing in into that area, we will keep on fighting and defending and we will be doing this daily. We will not give up anything what is Ukrainian. But we don't need anything what is not ours.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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Editor's note · Context

Zelenskyy announces the beginning of a significant Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine and reaffirms Ukraine's commitment to defend its territory.

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