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On the 339th day of the war in Ukraine, while the kyiv government awaits the arrival of the 321 tanks promised by the Western powers, President Volodimir Zelensky said in his traditional night speech that Russia is intensifying its offensive, especially in the region. eastern Donetsk, describing the situation as "extremely serious".

On the front lines, the battles for Vuhledar, southwest of the regional capital Donetsk, and Bakhmut, to the northeast, are especially important, according to President Zelensky, who said

by repeated Russian attacks.

Having secured the arrival in the next two months of the first Western tanks,

has intensified its campaign to convince its partners to cross another red line: that of

.

Ukraine will launch an international campaign diplomatically to prevent

declared after his sports minister did not rule out boycotting the

if Russian and Belarusian athletes participated.

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Zelensky: The situation at the Donetsk front is "extremely serious"

he president of Ukraine, Volodímir Zelenski, has assured that the situation on the front in the Donetsk region, near Bakhmut and Vuhledar, "continues to be extremely serious."

"The occupiers are not only assaulting our positions, but they

," he stressed in a speech broadcast this afternoon, Efe reported.

According to Zelensky, the Russian army "does not lack means of destruction": artillery, aviation and missiles.

"And it can only be stopped by force," he asserted.

The president has once again underlined the heroism of his soldiers fighting in the region.

"Our soldiers, who are defending the areas of the Donetsk region, are true heroes. I thank each one of you for your bravery!" he said.

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Ukraine in the dark

Russia's massive missile attack on Ukraine on Thursday has once again left the country in an energy emergency, Ukrenergo, the national energy regulator, reported today.

In a message on its Telegram account, the state company said that they have been forced to decree

, which represents practically the entire territory under Ukrainian control, Efe collects.

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Borrell encourages all EU members to send tanks to Ukraine

The high representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, on Friday encouraged all EU countries to

to help Kiev in the war with Russia.

"Recently, some member states have decided to increase their military support for Ukraine. Germany and others have decided to increase and improve military support for Ukraine," Borrell said at a joint press conference in Pretoria with the South African Minister for International Relations and Cooperation, Naledi Pandor.

"And I believe that this is the right thing to do and

," remarked the head of European diplomacy, after the decision of the Western allies to send battle tanks to Ukraine, reports Eph.

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Ukraine is now pushing for F16 fighters after securing tanks

Having secured the arrival in the next two months of the first Western tanks, Ukraine has stepped up its campaign to convince its partners to cross another red line: sending in fighter jets, especially F16s.

"Soon they will be in the skies of Ukraine"

, with this headline the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Oleksiy Danílov, published this Friday on Facebook a video with promotional images of the F16 with its technical characteristics, reports Efe.

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