"In the Lugansk region, the Russians are advancing in all directions at once," regional governor Sergey Gaidai said on

Telegram

on Wednesday .

"The situation in the Donbass is extremely difficult," acknowledged President Zelensky for his part on Tuesday evening.

"All the forces that the Russian army still has have been thrown there for the offensive" because they "want to destroy everything", he said.

Moscow has decided to intensify its offensive in the Donbass, formed by the regions of Lugansk and Donetsk, which the Ukrainians are struggling to defend, after having moved Russian forces away from the country's two largest cities, kyiv and Kharkiv (northeast) .

It is in particular to defend the Donbass, partially controlled since 2014 by pro-Russian separatists, from an alleged "genocide", that Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine on February 24.

" We win "

“We will continue the special military operation until all objectives are achieved,” Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu insisted on Tuesday.

He also pointed out that Moscow is preparing to carry out a long offensive in Ukraine.

The regional governor of Donbass reported "increasingly intense bombing" and affirmed that "the Russian army aims to completely destroy Severodonetsk", a strategic city northwest of Lugansk.

“We are an outpost holding back the onslaught and will.

Despite the superiority of the enemy army, WE will win, because we are fighting for our land”, launched Sergei Gaïdaï, comparing the situation in the region of Lugansk to that of the province of Mariupol.

Increasing its pressure on Russia, the United States has decided to end, from Wednesday, an exemption allowing Moscow to pay its debts in dollars, announced Tuesday the American Treasury.

This decision could precipitate Russia, which has a dozen payments to honor by the end of the year, into default.

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