Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Our forces are destroying the enemy in east, south

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy gestures during a joint press conference with African leaders, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/ File Photo

(Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Ukraine's forces were destroying Russian forces in the two main theatres of the conflict, the east and south of the country.

"At this time, our soldiers in the south and east are actively destroying the enemy, physically cleansing Ukraine," Zelenskiy said in his nightly video message.