KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that Russia has launched its long-anticipated assault to seize control of Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland.
“Now we can state that the Russian forces have begun the battle for the Donbas, for which they have been preparing for a long time,” Zelenskyy said in a video address to the Ukrainian people.
“No matter how many Russian troops are driven there, we will fight,” he said.
