Russia controls 20 per cent of Ukraine, Zelenskyy says, as US targets yachts linked to Putin

Smoke and dirt rise in the city of Severodonetsk during fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops. (AFP: Aris Messinis)

Russia currently occupies about 20 per cent of Ukraine’s territory, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, as Russian forces continued to pound towns and cities, tightening their grip on the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk.