Since last week, the Ukrainian military has started to push Russian forces back in and around the embattled city of Bakhmut, its first significant offensive operations since November.
After outlining plans to move tactical nuclear weapons to neighboring Belarus, the Russian president likened the move to the U.S. stationing its weapons in Europe.
Zelenskyy has called for more punitive measures against Russia by the EU, but new sanctions the bloc is preparing are set to fall short of the Kyiv government's demands.
The abrupt exit of over a dozen officials in recent days followed a series of scandals, including one involving the Defense Ministry that had sparked a public outcry despite being denied.
Waves of Russian air strikes in recent months targeting energy infrastructure have left millions of people without power and heating in often freezing temperatures.
The drive to stamp out graft and fraud is deemed urgent enough for the government to devote resources to, even during Russia's invasion.
