Ukraine's situation at the front is getting tougher
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that the situation on the front lines in the east of the country was getting tougher and Russia was throwing more and more troops into battle. The Kremlin has been pushing for a significant battlefield victory after months of setbacks, with Russian forces trying to close grip on the town of Bakhmut and fighting for control of a nearby major supply route for Ukrainian forces. Russian troops are also trying to capture the coal mining city of Vuhledar, some 120 kilometers (75 miles) southwest of Bakhmut, also in the eastern region of Donetsk. "I've often had to say the situation at the front is tough, and is getting tougher, and it's that time again. ... The invader is putting more and more of his forces into breaking down our Defenses," Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address. "It is very difficult now in Bakhmut, Vuhledar, Lyman and other directions," he continued. Earlier in the day, Deputy Defense...