Zelensky: Russian army is gathering forces to attack Kharkov and capture of Slavyansk

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky said that the Russian army was gathering forces to attack Kharkov and the capture of Slavyansk. He stated this during the speech at the opening of the Global Policy Forum of the Institute of International Political Studios.

“Now the Russian army is trying to bring down strength to attack Kharkov again. We de -Ukrainian, this region. And they want it again, and we see it. And there are a million inhabitants there. They will constantly bombard Nikolaev – and there are almost half a million inhabitants. They want to capture and completely destroy Slavyansk – there were one hundred thousand inhabitants before the war, ”Zelensky noted.

The President of Ukraine emphasized that Ukraine will do everything possible to stop Russians and protect people.

“But to do this faster, we need support, modern weapons. Such weapons that have greater potential than the Russian army. That’s why I spend so much emotions, so much time and so much effort to convince all our partners to convey to us Powerful weapons. This is a matter of lives, ”he emphasized.