Zelenskiy says Russia attempting to intensify offensive efforts

KYIV, March 22 (Reuters) - Russia has attempted to intensify offensive efforts over the past week, taking advantage of more favourable weather conditions, although that resulted in an increase in the number of casualties, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday.

"In the Donetsk region, our positions have not significantly changed over the past week," he said on X.

"In the Kharkiv region and in border communities of the Sumy region, we are observing attempts by the occupier to advance from the border - Russian units carrying out these attempts are being destroyed," Zelenskiy added.