Kyiv: Ukraine says no ceasefire as Russia intensifies efforts to seize the eastern Donbass region. Ukraine says there is no compromise on leaving their territory. Doubts have been raised as to whether Russia is making a move to encircle the Donbass as captured by Mariupol and capture Ukrainian troops.
Russia has intensified its offensive against Luhansk, one of the two provinces of the Donbass. Prior to the Russian occupation, some areas of Luhansk and another province, Donetsk, were under rebel control with Russian support. Russia’s move is to seize this completely.
Russia has blocked control of a corridor from Ukraine to enter previously occupied Crimea. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selensky has said that the situation in Odonbass is “extremely difficult.” The day before, Selensky had said that the problem could only be solved through diplomacy.
English Summary: Ukraine rules out ceasefire and insists only ‘diplomacy’ can end war, as fighting intensifies in Donbas