Kyiv (dpa-AFX) – According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyj, the situation on the war fronts in Ukraine remains difficult. There is currently less news from the combat zones, said Selenskyj in his daily video address on Tuesday evening. “But that doesn’t mean that the intensity of the fighting has decreased.”
“Fierce battles for positions are still going on in some areas,” said Zelenskyy. “And as before, it is especially difficult in the Donetsk region.” Nothing has changed in the order given to the Russian troops to advance to the borders of the administrative area. But: “We’re not giving up a single centimeter of our country there.”
Away from the combat zones, intensive work is being done to restore normal life in the liberated areas. This applies above all to restoring the supply of gas and electricity, for example in the Kharkiv area. And to help the population get through the upcoming winter period, the government has exempted the import of energy supply devices – such as generators or transformers – from import duties.
Russia obviously intends to take advantage of the upcoming winter. “We understand clearly: Turning winter into a weapon is the plan of a terrorist state against our state and against the whole of Europe,” said Zelenskyy. “But we are doing everything to ensure that this Russian plan fails, like various previous ones.”/cha/DP/he