Day 95 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Zelensky admits Ukraine cannot regain all its Territory by Force, Battle for Sievierodonetsk Continues

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

"Indescribably difficult": Zelensky acknowledged that Ukraine could not regain all its territory by force

Conditions in Donbas are "indescribably difficult" as Russia tries to take control of the entire Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and Kyiv realizes it cannot reclaim everything occupied by Moscow militarily.

This was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a televised address.

He expressed confidence that the lands seized by the invasion on February 24 would be recaptured, but this did not seem to be the case.

Zelensky refers to the Crimean peninsula annexed in 2014 and the pro-Russian separatist-held parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in the same year, which they called the "Donetsk People's Republic" and the "Luhansk People's Republic".

The so-called Minsk Agreements were signed for them, which provide for the way for the "republics" to remain in Ukraine but Russia effectively annulled the agreements after recognizing the "republics" as independent and an important goal of the invasion over the past two years. months and to take over the adjacent areas.

The defense held back with great effort in parts of Donbas, including Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk.

"It is indescribably difficult there. And thank you to all those who are resisting this attack," said Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine. The president expressed hope that the allies would still provide enough weapons and that "good news" was expected in the coming days.

Calls for negotiations

The progress of Russian forces in Donbas coincides with a moment when Western...