Zelensky: "Ukraine Achieves Major Victory in Eastern Donetsk... Russia Likely to Intensify Attacks on Energy Facilities"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunwoo Lee] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that Russia suffered a major defeat on the front lines around Donetsk Province, a fierce battleground in the east, and asserted that Russian forces will intensify bombings of Ukraine's energy infrastructure to reverse the tide of the war.

According to CNN on the 6th (local time), President Zelensky stated in a video speech, "Intense attacks by Russian forces continue in the Donetsk region. The enemy is suffering from a severe defeat there." It is reported that Russian forces have issued a full evacuation order in the Kherson Province area and that withdrawal operations are ongoing.

President Zelensky expressed concern that Russia, facing worsening war conditions, will continue bombings of Ukraine's key infrastructure. He said, "Russia is concentrating troops and means in preparation for the possibility of repeated large-scale attacks on our infrastructure," adding, "The first target will be energy."

It is also reported that Russian offensives continue around the Dnipro River area. The Ukrainian General Staff claimed, "Russia launched a large-scale attack on civilian vessels anchored in the Dnipro River in southern Kherson, Ukraine," and "Fuel leaking from the damaged ships flowed into the Dnipro River delta, and Russian forces seized the ships' engines and equipment."

Due to the destruction of the ships, it has become difficult for Ukrainian forces to track Russian troops even if they retreat along the Dnipro River. As Russian forces are being pushed back, there is also a possibility that they may blow up the Kakhovka Dam, a major water supply facility in the Kherson area.

Earlier, Russian TASS news agency reported, "Six rocket projectiles were fired from the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) provided by the United States to Ukraine, and among them, one projectile that was not intercepted by Russian air defenses fell on the dam gate."

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