Ukrainian Presidential Office: "Fierce fighting is expected both in Donbas and Kharkiv"

"Fierce battles are expected not only in Donbas, but also in Kharkiv," Mykhaylo Podolyak, adviser to the head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine, has said, Report says with reference to RBC Ukraine.

"Donbas is the main target of the Russian attack. This is the second stage of the war," he said.

Ukrainian Defense Ministry Spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk also said that Russia has accumulated additional troops in Donbas.