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Zelenskyy expects more weapons as battle for Ukraine's east rages

Russia's forces now occupy about 20% of Ukraine's territory, according to Ukainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

A Ukrainian serviceman walks next to a building damaged by a Russian military strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the town of Marinka, in Donetsk region (Photo: Reuters)
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A Ukrainian serviceman walks next to a building damaged by a Russian military strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the town of Marinka, in Donetsk region (Photo: Reuters)

Reuters Lviv
Ukraine expects to receive more weapons from allies after a new U.S. pledge of help, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, as the battle for Ukraine's east raged 100 days into Russia's invasion.

Russia's forces now occupy about 20% of Ukraine's territory, according to Zelenskiy. Russian President Vladimir Putin's military is focusing on the industrial Donbas region, comprised of Luhansk and Donetsk, in the hope of a high-profile victory.

Three civilians were killed in Donetsk, including two in the coal-producing town of Avdiivka, and nine people were wounded, Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said late on Thursday. Reuters could not immediately confirm the details.

"The entire temporarily-occupied

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