According to President Zelensky, Russian soldiers control ‘about 20%’ of Ukraine

Russia presently occupies roughly 20% of Ukraine’s territory, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address to Luxembourg’s parliament on Thursday.

“We must defend against nearly the entire Russian army. This aggression involves all combat-ready Russian military formations “He went on to say that the front lines of war stretched for more than 1,000 kilometres (620 miles).

“Today, roughly 20% of our land is under the authority of the occupiers,” he warned in a speech to parliamentarians in Luxembourg, as Russian soldiers tightened their grip over Ukraine’s de facto administrative centre in the eastern Donbas area.