prisoners of war and the fighting in general. take a listen to what president zelenskyy had to say about this. translator: today i have bestowed the title of hero of ukraine on soldier alexandndnd metsyvskiy, a man who all ukrainians know, a man who will be forever remembered for his bravery, his confidence in un ukraine, and his glory in ukraine. reporter: his confidence in ukraine, clearly president zelenskyy it sing this to boost morale of ukrainian troops. alexander was captured at a time when they need morale more than ever in that battle which continues intensively. around a week ago, it seemed the momentum was firmly on the russian side. wagner was claiming control over the entire eastern part of the city. there was some debate among ukrainian military commanders about the merits of hanging on, given the scale of the losses on both sides. now think i we see that ukraine
Russia doesn’t want to proceed with China’s peace proposal “for now,” according to the Kremlin, as Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to pursue his original "goals" for the war in Ukraine.