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With less than a month to go until one year has elapsed since the start of the war in Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski has acknowledged that "the situation is increasingly serious. There is a certain increase in offensive actions in the east of our country" .

According to the Ukrainian president, his goal is "to win at least something now to show on the anniversary of the invasion that Russia supposedly has some chances," he said.

In addition, the Ukrainian president continues to purge responsibilities among his country's top officials and has announced the dismissal of the heads of the customs service for an alleged abuse of power.

"Unfortunately, in some spheres the only way to ensure legitimacy is by changing the bosses along with implementing institutional changes," said the president, adding that the change is "necessary to ensure that people do not abuse power."

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7:55

At least three dead in a shelling in Kramatorsk

At least three people have died in a Russian shelling against a residential building in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine, the authorities of this country reported.

"Two hours ago,

the Russian occupiers hit a residential building in the city center with a rocket

," regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said in a Telegram message.

The regional police report that there are "three civilians dead and 20 wounded".

Kyrylenko added that "rescue teams, security forces and municipal services are working at the scene."

"Peaceful people died and are under the rubble,"

Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky wrote after the attack.

"This is the daily reality of life in our country, a border country with absolute evil," he specified.

The city of Kramatorsk is located in the Donetsk region, which together with Lugansk forms the Donbas mining basin, controlled by pro-Russian separatists since 2014. In September, Moscow declared the annexation of four Ukrainian regions, including Lugansk and Donetsk.

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7:51

Dismissal of heads of the customs service for abuse of power

In addition, Zelensky announced the dismissal of the heads of the customs service for an alleged abuse of power.

"Unfortunately, in some spheres the only way to guarantee legitimacy is to change the bosses together with the implementation of institutional changes," said the president, adding that the change

is "necessary to guarantee that people do not abuse power

. "

The Security Service of Ukraine, the State Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Economic Security and the Prosecutor's Office

have carried out dozens of searches and other actions in different regions and against different people in the framework of open criminal proceedings

, Zelensky reported.

He explained that "

the purity of the processes within the Ministry of Defense and the defense forces in general are especially important

," mentioning that any internal supply or procurement "must be absolutely as clean and honest as external supply for our defense." .

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7:46

"The situation is increasingly serious"

The Ukrainian president, Volodímir Zelenski, has assured in his evening speech that "

there is a certain increase in the offensive actions of the occupiers on the front, in the east of our country.

The situation is increasingly serious."

With 22 years to go until the start of the war in Ukraine, the Russian military is trying "to gain at least something now to show on the anniversary of the invasion that Russia supposedly has some chance."

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