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Zelensky says Russian officers in Abu Dhabi "say they have already occupied half of Donbas"

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Official post · not independently verified. Zelensky wrote that after the Abu Dhabi meetings his team told him "the Russians think and say they have already occupied half of Donbas, which remains under our control." He wrote: "the American side confirmed the Ukrainian assessment of what is happening on the battlefield." On X: 564,521 views and 3,265 reposts as of Wed 11 Nov, 04:13 ET.

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