Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleVolodymyr Zelensky has ridiculed Russia's repeated failures to capture Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. He stated that Russian forces have been given 15 deadlines to seize the Donetsk region since the full-scale invasion began, all of which have been missed. Zelensky warned that Russian president Vladimir Putin must end the war or face further deadline extensions and significant casualties among his troops. He suggested that unmobilised Russian citizens should consider the implications if Putin continues the conflict. Meanwhile, Russia is experiencing a worsening fuel crisis, potentially leading to the production and import of lower quality petrol and diesel following Ukrainian attacks on its refineries. In fullUkraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky mocks Putin’s failure to capture Donbas ‘15 times already’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
How Zelensky ridiculed Putin over his failures in Ukraine’s Donbas
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleVolodymyr Zelensky has ridiculed Russia's repeated failures to capture Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. He stated that Russian forces have been given 15 deadlines to seize the Donetsk region since the full-scale invasion began, all of which have been missed. Zelensky warned that Russian president Vladimir Putin must end the war or face further deadline extensions and significant casualties among his troops. He suggested that unmobilised Russian citizens should consider the implications if Putin continues the conflict. Meanwhile, Russia is experiencing a worsening fuel crisis, potentially leading to the production and import of lower quality petrol and diesel following Ukrainian attacks on its refineries. In fullUkraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky mocks Putin’s failure to capture Donbas ‘15 times already’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
