Ukraine’s Zelensky Calls for More Military Aid Ahead of Battles in Eastern Regions https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraines-zelensky-calls-for-more-military-aid-ahead-of-battles-in-eastern-regions-11649674671
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky launched a fresh appeal for military aid as the country prepares for what are expected to become the war’s biggest battles in eastern Ukraine, while France sent a police unit from its armed forces to Ukraine to investigate potential war crimes, the first time French authorities have disclosed the use of military personnel in the war zone.
In a virtual address to lawmakers in South Korea on Monday, Mr. Zelensky pressed Seoul to deliver more than the humanitarian assistance and nonlethal aid it has given so far. “We thank South Korea for the help you have provided, but to survive the war with Russia we need more help,” Mr. Zelensky said during the roughly 15-minute address.
Ukraine has stepped up its pleas for heavy military equipment to fight the conventional tank and artillery battles that are expected in the Donbas area of eastern Ukraine. Russia’s main objective now is to seize the parts of Donbas not yet controlled by Moscow. Both Ukraine and Russia are moving troops and equipment into the region, with Ukraine redeploying combat units from northern areas that it recovered.
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