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12 August 2025

Zelensky says Ukrainian army will not withdraw from Donbas

Zelensky says Ukrainian army will not withdraw from Donbas

President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that the Ukrainian army will not withdraw from Donbas, otherwise, according to him, this would pave the way for a third war and a future offensive on the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions, as well as the city of Kharkiv.

Former Ambassador: Trump is unlikely to shift stance and exert pressure on Kremlin

Former Ambassador: Trump is unlikely to shift stance and exert pressure on Kremlin

Former Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. (2006-2010) and France (2014-2020) Oleh Shamshur considers it unlikely that U.S. President Donald Trump will change his approach at the meeting with Putin and start putting tough pressure on the Kremlin, since a certain change in the White House's stance was based on an emotional component rather than a deep analysis of the Russian threat.

91 clashes on frontline, fighting continues in six sectors

91 clashes on frontline, fighting continues in six sectors

Since the beginning of the day, there have been 91 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russian troops. Fighting continues in six sectors of the frontline, with the most attacks recorded in the Pokrovsk sector, while the enemy is also highly active in Lyman and Novopavlivka.

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