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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says during his address to the nation "Russian troops are preparing for an offensive operation in the east of our country". He again calls on the West to impose "an embargo on oil supplies from Russia".
Residents of eastern Ukraine are bracing for an anticipated Russian offensive as the Kremlin switches focus from Kyiv to the Donbas region. US President Joe Biden has accused Vladimir Putin of committing genocide against civilians in Ukraine, and Washington warns the Donbas offensive might involve chemical weapons. Pro-Russian rebels have been fighting Ukrainian forces in the Donbas since 2014.
Ukrainian forces are preparing for new Russian attacks in the southeast region where Moscow's guns are now trained after its assault on the capital Kyiv was repelled, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky says that Russian forces are preparing to bombard the Ukrainian port city of Odesa in an address released by his office.
"We are seeing small rotations. I would not call these rotations the withdrawal of forces by Russia. We cannot say that," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says in televised comments regarding possible Russian withdrawal of troops from the border.