MADRID, 9 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) -
The president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky, has assured late on Wednesday that the battle in Severodonetsk "is probably one of the most difficult in this war."
"Severodonetsk remains the epicenter of the confrontation in Donbas. It is a very tough battle, very difficult. Probably one of the most difficult in this entire war," the president stressed in a statement from the Ukrainian Presidency.
Zelensky thanked the commitment of those who defend Severodonetsk and stressed that the fate of Donbas is being decided there.
Thus, he explained that Ukraine is defending its "positions and has inflicted significant losses on the enemy."