Oleksii Reznikov becomes latest official to be replaced in clamp down on corruption; Ukraine braces for possible major Russian offensive this month
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“There are already many reports that the occupiers want to do something symbolic in February to try to avenge their last year’s defeats,” President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his Sunday night address. “We see this increased pressure in various areas of the frontline, as well as pressure in the information field.”
Russia is gradually stepping up its attacks and closing in on the eastern city of Bakhmut amid heavy fighting.
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