Russia-Ukraine War: Zelenskyy Vows To Retake South

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed on Sunday that his forces would not give away the south to anyone after his first visit to the southern frontline.

Zelenskyy traveled to the hold-out Black Sea city of Mykolaiv and visited troops nearby and in the neighboring Odessa region for the first time since the Russian invasion.

The President said; "We will not give away the south to anyone, we will return everything that's ours and the sea will be Ukrainian and safe.

"Their (Ukraine fighters) mood is confident, and looking into their eyes it is obvious that they all do not doubt our victory.

"The losses are significant. Many houses were destroyed, civilian logistics were disrupted, there are many social issues.

"I have commissioned to make assistance to people who have lost loved ones more systemic.

"We will definitely restore everything that was destroyed. Russia does not have as many missiles as our people have the desire to live."

Russian forces have directed their firepower at the east and south of Ukraine since failing in their bid to take the capital Kyiv.

Mykolaiv city has become a key target for Russia as it lies on the way to the strategic Black Sea port of Odessa.

The worst of the fighting continues to be in the eastern industrial Donbass region, with battles raging in villages outside the city of Severodonetsk, which Russia has been trying to seize for weeks.