On site in Ukraine: Russian forces start battle for Donbas

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On site in Ukraine: Russian forces start battle for Donbas

STORY: On-site in Ukraine: Russian forces start battle for Donbas DATELINE: April 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:50 LOCATION: LVIV, Ukraine CATEGORY: SOCIETY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: STANDUP (English): SHOMODI YURII, Xinhua reporter STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): SHOMODI YURII, Xinhua reporter Hello. It's Shomodi Yurii from Lviv with Xinhua News Agency and here is some news for today. The first one, Russian forces have begun the battle for the Donbas region, but Ukraine will defend itself. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in his video address on Monday. "Now, we can say that Russian troops have started the battle for Donbas, for which they have been preparing for a long time already. A very large part of the entire Russian army is now focused on this offensive," Zelensky said. "No matter how many Russian troops are driven there, we will fight," he added. "In the east and south of Ukraine, Russian forces have recently been trying to attack a little more deliberately than before, and looking for a weak spo

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