War in Ukraine: Russian forces advance for fourth month in a row

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00:00It's Russia's biggest advance on the ground since November.

00:03Moscow's forces have captured more than 700 km2 of Ukrainian territory in just a month,

00:08mostly concentrated in the Donetsk region in the east.

00:11Since four months, Russia has been racking up victories, claiming one territory after another.

00:17Today, Moscow claims to control nearly 80% of the Donetsk region.

00:22Our troops are advancing along the entire front line,

00:25in the border area, in the Donetsk Republic, Luhansk, Saporizhia and Kherson.

00:31We are present more or less everywhere, in some places more than others.

00:35But overall, it's positive, thanks to the bravery and heroism of our men.

00:41Vladimir Putin claims to want a lasting peace.

00:44But in July, Russia launched more drones towards Ukraine than ever before,

00:48since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

00:516,297 long-range drones, to be exact, intended to saturate Ukrainian air defense systems.

00:59Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly called for a face-to-face meeting with his Russian counterpart,

01:03so far without success.

01:05I believe Russia can be pushed to stop this war.

01:11It started it, and it can be made to end it.

01:15But if the world doesn't aim to change the regime in Russia,

01:21that means even after the war ends,

01:24Moscow will still try to destabilize neighboring countries.

01:29Despite pressure from Western powers, including the United States,

01:33Russia continues to attempt the illegal annexation of four regions in southern and eastern Ukraine,

01:38the demilitarization of the country,

01:40and its renunciation of NATO membership.

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