Ukraine President Zelensky Orders The Army To Accelerate Defense Fortifications On The Front Lines

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (center) visits the advanced command post in Kupyansk, Kharkiv region, on November 30.

RFE: Zelenskiy Discusses Need To Fortify Ukraine's Defenses Along Front

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy traveled to the southern region of Zaporizhzhya on November 30 for meetings with military leaders, saying afterward that the fortification of frontline areas should be accelerated.

Speaking in his evening address, Zelenskiy referred to areas of the Donetsk region, saying they will receive "maximum attention." He also noted the need to strengthen defensive lines at Lyman and Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region in eastern Ukraine, where he met earlier with Ukrainian troops and visited a school and an underground shelter.

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Update #1: Ukraine war: Zelensky says fortifying front lines must be accelerated (BBC)

Update #2: Ukraine's Zelensky Orders Construction of Defenses to Hold Back Russia (Wall Street Journal)

WNU Editor: The Ukraine army now has three major problems that they must resolve this winter.

(1) Their defensive lines are being breached in the east. New defensive lines will need to be established.

(2) Ammo and equipment are low .... Import records illuminate Ukraine’s desperate hunt for arms and ammo (Defense One).

(3) A major shortage of trained and experienced soldiers .... Manpower Now Ukraine's Biggest Problem As Checkpoints Cast Dragnet For Conscripts (Zero Hedge).

Update #3: This new Ukraine strategy to focus on defense may be too late (see video below).