Zelensky announced the advancement of Russian troops "in the east"

He said this in an interview with Sky News.

“In the east, they are moving forward,” the Ukrainian president said.

Acting head of the DPR Denis Pushilin on January 25 reported that Wagner PMC units were advancing in Bakhmut (Artyomovsk) - fighting was taking place on the outskirts and in neighborhoods recently held by the enemy.

CNN, citing sources, reported that the US authorities are unhappy that the Ukrainian military-political leadership is failing in the Bakhmut area, and Washington is urging Kyiv to change its strategy and move from fighting to an offensive in the south.