Over 57 days of war, Ukraine’s Army liberates over thousand settlements - Zelensky

This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky in an address to the Portuguese Parliament, which was broadcast on a national telethon, Ukrinform reports.

"Over the 57 days of a full-scale war, we liberated about a thousand settlements across Ukraine, captured by Russia, the invaders, but the number of occupied cities and communities is still much greater," said the head of state.

He stressed that Russian troops do not stop shelling and bombarding Ukrainian cities, destroying residential neighborhoods, and civilian infrastructure, blowing up food depots, schools, hospitals, churches, and universities.

As reported, on February 24, the Russian Federation launched a new phase of its war against Ukraine – a full-scale invasion.

The United States, the European Union, and other democracies have imposed and continue to impose sanctions on Russia.