Zelenskiy Urges Calm as Russia Advances in Kharkiv Region
- Russia claims it captured several villages in Kharkiv region
- Situation is ‘extremely difficult’ for Ukraine in Vovchansk
A police officer runs in front of burning house destroyed by a Russian airstrikes, in Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast, on May 11.
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Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on his people not to panic amid Russia’s ongoing advance in the Kharkiv region that’s jeopardizing a local city.
Ukrainians should trust in their army defending the country’s northeastern border area and not “yield to emotions” despite the fierce fight there and the “extremely difficult” situation on the outskirts of Vovchansk, Zelenskiy said in his regular evening statement on Sunday.