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Ukraine war briefing: Russian advances stopped, says Zelenskiy – ‘we have recovered our situation in the east’. Ukrainian president tells French TV that status of the frontline is at its best in three months – what we know on day 748.

Russian troops’ advance in Ukraine “has been stopped”, according to Volodymyr Zelenskiy, with the situation along the front at its best in three months. Zelenskiy, in an interview with France’s BFM television, said Ukraine had improved its strategic position despite shortages of weaponry, but suggested the situation could change without new supplies.

It comes after Russia captured Avdiivka and then advanced into nearby villages. In the past week, Ukraine’s military has been saying that Russian forces are no longer advancing and Ukrainian troops have improved their position. Zelenskiy noted Ukrainian shootdowns of Russian warplanes and sinking of targets in the Black Sea. “We have recovered in our situation in the east.”

“We have had some difficulties because of shortages of artillery shells, an air blockade, Russian long range weapons and the great intensity of Russian drone attacks,” Zelenskiy added. Russian forces enjoyed superiority in terms of long range weapons, “an advance of 20km on us”. Kyiv’s forces had built up three lines of fortifications over more than 1,000km of territory.

Zelenskiy also said he believed a Russian missile strike in Odesa while he and the Greek prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, were visiting last week showed that Vladimir Putin had “taken leave of the real world … (Was he (Putin's), this mad man aiming at me ? (Zelenskiy). That’s not what matters now. When you make a cruise missile strike a few hundred metres from a European leader, I think you have to be truly ill.”

(Last news from U.S. is sending US300 mil aid) 13/03/2024.

The EU is pushing to fast-track to Ukraine €2bn-€3bn this year in profits from frozen Russian assets, the Financial Times has reported.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/m...n-the-east

Into a Real Battle: Ukrainian Bradley vs Battles Russian T90M Tank near to Avdiivka with is less then 100m away. Full Analysis by the Dradley Driver and his Gunner, they both learnt fighting from games they trained playing video games...
https://youtu.be/khXMVPpxdxg?si=_YAM5req06Sr9TGJ