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reported Russian Information Agency that Lavrov He said in an interview with French television station TF1: "Edit my region Donetsk AndLuganskwhich are recognized Russian Federation As two independent countries, it is an unconditional priority".
He added for the rest of the regions in Ukraine: "People have to decide their fate in those areas".
Eastern Ukraine
and fought Russian and Ukrainian forces Heavy fighting Sunday in eastern Ukraine, as Russian soldiers, backed by intense aerial bombardment, seek to secure a strategic foothold, while the Ukrainian leader made a rare visit to the front lines of Kharkiv in an effort to assess the country’s defenses.
Ukrainian officials said Russian forces had stormed Severodonetsk. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the situation there as "Unbelievably difficult".
He added that relentless Russian artillery bombardment destroyed the city’s infrastructure and damaged 90 percent of its buildings.
There were fears that Severodonetsk would turn to another Mariupol, which underwent regarding 3 months of a Russian siege before its fighters surrendered.
It is noteworthy that the bombing and air strikes destroyed more than 2,000 apartment buildings in the city since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24.
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reported Russian Information Agency that Lavrov He said in an interview with French TV station TF1: “The liberation of my region Donetsk AndLuganskwhich are recognized Russian Federation As two independent states, it is an unconditional priority.”
He added for the rest of the regions in Ukraine: “People have to decide their fate in those areas.”
Eastern Ukraine
and fought Russian and Ukrainian forces Heavy fighting Sunday in eastern Ukraine, as Russian soldiers, backed by intense aerial bombardment, seek to secure a strategic foothold, while the Ukrainian leader made a rare visit to the front lines of Kharkiv in an effort to assess the country’s defenses.
Ukrainian officials said Russian forces had stormed Severodonetsk. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the situation there as “indescribably difficult”.
He added that relentless Russian artillery bombardment destroyed the city’s infrastructure and damaged 90 percent of its buildings.
There were fears that Severodonetsk would turn to another Mariupol, which underwent regarding 3 months of a Russian siege before its fighters surrendered.
It is noteworthy that the bombing and air strikes destroyed more than 2,000 apartment buildings in the city since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24.
