Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian forces are trying to advance in the Donbas and Kharkiv regions and assessed that the situation on the front line is still difficult.

"The situation at the front is difficult," Zelensky said in a video address at night.

The Ukrainian president claims that Russian forces, despite heavy losses, are still trying to advance towards the Donetsk region and gain a foothold in the Luhansk region, as well as trying to enter the Kharkiv region, reports Reuters.