Ukraine’s President says fighting for a city in the country’s east may decide the outcome of the war
Ukrainian forces have been pushed back to the outskirts, as troops continue experiencing major losses in the Donbas.
Meanwhile, Russia says that Ukraine is suffering “significant losses in manpower, weapons and military equipment”.
The focus of the war recently switched to the east of Ukraine after Russian forces pulled back from the region around Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv.
Large parts of the Donbas have been under the control of Russian-backed separatists since earlier fighting in 2015.
