Ahead of the planned major offensive against the Russian invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy predicted Moscow would be defeated in the battle. “Russia will lose this war,” Zelenskyy said in his daily video message last night. “The enemy knows that Ukraine will win. They see it. They feel it thanks to our strikes, soldiers and especially in the Donbass region.”
In his speech, Zelenskyy particularly praised advances by Ukrainian troops in the Donetsk region in the direction of the city of Bakhmut, which Russia had already declared conquered. The achievements there are the news Ukraine has been waiting for, he said. “We see how hysterically Russia is watching every step we take, every position we take.” Nevertheless, the power apparatus in Moscow continues to refuse to acknowledge reality. Rather, Russia is trying to deceive the world, circumvent sanctions and produce more weapons.