Zelenskiy: Military situation in Ukraine's south quite dangerous in places

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy waits for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 21, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) - The military situation in Ukraine's south is quite dangerous in some places while conditions in the east are very difficult, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a video address early on Friday.

Zelenskiy, speaking on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion, said pro-Moscow forces had again shelled the southern city of Kherson, this time cutting off heat for 40,000 people.