Zelensky pleads for arms as Russian forces lay siege to Severodonetsk

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Western allies to speed up military supplies and help prevent “terrifying” losses.
• Russian soldiers have laid siege to the eastern city of Severodonetsk, destroying the final bridges into the industrial powerhouse.

KRAMATORSK: Ukraine’s president Zelensky has issued an emotional plea to Western allies to speed up military supplies and help prevent “terrifying” losses, as Russian soldiers lay siege to the eastern city of Severodonetsk, destroying the final bridges into the industrial powerhouse.

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The human cost of the war for the region, as per President Volodymyr Zelensky, is “simply terrifying.”

Zelensky voiced confidence in Ukraine’s ability to retake land, urging friends to supply more weapons to the country.

“We just need enough weapons to ensure all of this. Our partners have them.“

According to presidential adviser Mikhaylo Podolyak, hundreds of howitzers, tanks, and armoured vehicles are among the weapons the Ukrainian army demands.

“Being straightforward — to end the war, we need heavy weapons,” he tweeted.

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“They destroyed all the bridges, and getting into the city is no longer possible. Evacuation is also not possible,” he told Radio Free Europe.

According to him, Russian forces hold 70 to 80 percent of the city, but have yet to seize or encircle it.