Despite slow progress on the ground, Washington is reported to be campaigning for greater international support for Kyiv among countries that have so far not condemned Russia's invasion.
KYIV, Ukraine – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was quoted on Wednesday, June 21, as saying progress in Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian forces was “slower than desired,” but Kyiv would not be pressured into speeding it up.
He specifically mentioned the Kupiansk area in the northeast, where military officials say Russian troops have been applying increasing pressure. Despite slow progress on the ground, Washington, one of Ukraine’s most important allies, was reported to be campaigning for greater international support for Kyiv among countries that have so far not condemned Russia’s invasion.
Throughout the eastern half of Ukraine, air raid alerts sounded in the early hours of Thursday for more than an hour, and the military issued warnings of possible missile and drone attacks.
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