Russia launches assault to seize Donbas region: Zelensky

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia has launched an assault to seize the eastern Donbas region. Moscow bombarded cities with rocket and artillery fire on Monday and in a video address,  Zelensky said that the battle for the Donbas has begun. Ukraine’s top security official, Oleksiy Danilov, said that Russia tried to break through Ukrainian front lines in the region, noting that, the offensive has been long-expected after Russia failed to seize Kyiv.