Zelensky visits troops near Zaporizhzhia front as Russian pressure mounts

LONDON/KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelensky visited troops near Ukraine’s southeastern front on Thursday, warning of the need to shore up the lines after losing ground in increasingly high-intensity battles far from Russia’s main offensive in the east. Zelensky, whose government is reeling from a corruption scandal, said the situation near the village of Orikhiv was “one of the most difficult” on a sprawling front and that thwarting Russian forces there was key to shielding the city of Zaporizhzhia. “(Zaporizhzhia) is an important city, the enemy certainly wants it.

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