BY A STAFF REPORTER: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the situation in donetsk and Luhansk regions in eastern Ukraine was "very difficult". "These are literally fights for every metre of Ukrainian territory," Zelensky said. We must realise the significance of this fight. "Our heroes have shortened the duration of the Russian aggression in Bakhmut, Bhuhaldare, Mariinkay and other cities and communities in Donbass by a few weeks. "