Ukraine's Zelensky says Russian troops intend to capture Zaporizhzhia, after Kherson and Mariupol | South China Morning Post

Ukraine's president said Russian troops intend to capture Zaporizhzhia, a large city in the country's southeast, which would allow the Russian military to advance closer to the centre of the country. Volodymyr Zelensky told a news conference on Monday that peace talks with Russia stood at "level zero", and in the meantime "the most threatening situation" has developed in the Zaporizhzhia region, parts of which have already been taken by Russia. "The enemy wants to ... occupy the city of Zaporizhzhia," Zelensky said. In the south of Ukraine, Russia has already seized the large Ukrainian cities of Kherson and Mariupol….