100 km to the Dnieper and Kharkiv: why Ukraine will not give the Russian Federation Donbas - Zelensky (video)

In addition, the President said that the Kremlin's desire was not about creating a buffer zone, because in Ukraine, since it exists. Zelensky met with ABS News on the ruins of an American enterprise in Mukachevo, destroyed as a result of a Russian blow. Among other things, the President answered the question of the importance of Donbass. He first explained that Russia is far from full occupation and Putin, when it speaks of "almost complete control" simply does not know what really happens.

Ukraine will continue to keep the Donbas and will not retreat without a fight, as in this case the path to two major cities will open. The first is Kharkiv of 1. 5 million inhabitants: Putin wanted to occupy this city for a long time. The second is the Dnieper, a city that makes a "serious contribution to the GDP of the state", the President added. "And if he comes out and has all the Donbas, who guarantees us that 90 km he will not go to Kharkiv, on the border with Russia.

And he wants to occupy Kharkiv. He also has a way to the Dnieper, it is an industrial center of Ukraine," - heard on video. Another issue of Putin is the creation of a buffer zone for the safety of Russians. This is also said in the United States when they promise to create a "demilitarized" territory. Zelensky noted that such an area already exists.

It is a strip of the earth along the front line at a width of 10-20 km: each point breaks through drones and there will not be passed by equipment and will not pass an enemy soldier. The President stressed that he tries to explain it to Western experts who should know the real features of the modern war. "We have drones today. These lines painted the death area of ​​10 kilometers to 20 km.

It should be noted that the DeepState fighting map indicates that Ukraine's defense forces control about 30% of Donetsk region. In addition, we see that the Russian Federation for full occupation of Donbass should capture as much as it has won for more than three years of invasion. From the administrative border to Kharkiv and the Dnieper-approximately, 130-100 km. It should be noted that Focus wrote about Putin's demands for the end of the war, voiced by the Kremlin in September 2025.

The Russian authorities have stated that they were ready to suspend the fighting if Ukraine without a fight gives the rest of the Donbass, which was not able to occupy the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Meanwhile, publications in Western media have appeared with sources in the White House. Anonymous sources in the United States have explained to reporters that Americans have now assured that they can remotely create and control the demilitarized area on the front line.