[LIVE] War in Ukraine: Russian pressure continues in the Donbass despite little progress
An unexploded shell, in front of the entrance to a kindergarten, where several people have taken refuge in the basement for two months, in Lysychansk, in the Donbass, on May 14, 2022. AFP - YASUYOSHI CHIBA
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On the 81st day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, this Sunday, May 15, follow live the latest information on the conflict.
As a large convoy of refugees from Mariupol arrives in Zaporizhie, Ukraine continues to fight for Donbass with confidence despite Russian pressure.
Because according to an American official, the Russians are unable to make a "
significant hold
" in the region.
Meanwhile, Ukraine won the Eurovision competition.
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► Russian pressure remains strong in eastern Ukraine, particularly in the Donbass region, where the Russians had announced that they would concentrate their military effort.
► However, kyiv remains convinced of winning.
“
Little by little, we are forcing the occupiers to leave our lands
,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday, acknowledging however that “
the situation in Donbass remains very difficult.
The Russian troops are trying to achieve at least one victory there
”.
►In the East, the Russians are unable to make a "
significant hold
", said an American defense official on condition of anonymity.
►Ukraine won the Eurovision Song Contest in Italy, ahead of the United Kingdom and Spain, thanks to the vote of viewers who voted for the group Kalush Orchestra, which represented the country invaded since the end of February by troops russian
► The war in Ukraine will experience a "
turning point
" in August and
Russia will be defeated
"
before the end of the year
", predicted the head of Ukrainian military intelligence, assuring that Kiev will manage to reconquer all of its territory.
Times are given in Universal Time (UT)
4:40 a.m.: Large convoy of refugees from Mariupol arrives in Zaporizhie after three days of waiting
A large convoy of cars and buses carrying refugees from Mariupol arrived in the Ukrainian-held town of Zaporizhye on Saturday.
According to Petro Andriouchchenko, deputy mayor of Mariupol, this convoy of 500 to 1,000 cars had been waiting to pass for three days.
He was finally authorized on Saturday evening May 14 to join Zaporijjia, a city under Ukrainian control located some 230 km from Mariupol, passing through Berdyansk.
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