Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that the situation on the front line of the war against Russia was “very, very difficult”, and Ukraine’s forces had to do everything they could over the autumn period, writes Reuters.

“Reports on each of our frontline sectors, our capabilities, our future capabilities and our specific tasks: The situation is very, very difficult”, - he said in his nightly video address, referring to a more than 2-1/2 hour meeting with top commanders.

“Everything that can be done this autumn, everything that we can achieve must be achieved”, - he said.

It was the second time in less than a week that Zelenskiy referred to the need to act quickly in the coming months in terms of military action.

Ukrainian military bloggers have reported in recent days that Russian forces have been advancing on the hilltop town of Vuhledar, which Ukrainian forces have defended over the course of the war, in the south of the Donetsk region.