Zelenskiy tells Ukrainians to prepare for Russian winter onslaught

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy awards Ukrainian service members as he visits a military hospital in the town of Ochakiv, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Mykolaiv region, Ukraine July 27, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS /FILE PHOTO

(Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned Ukrainians on Sunday to prepare for new waves of Russian attacks on infrastructure as winter approached and said troops were anticipating an onslaught in the eastern theatre of the war.

A military spokesman said Russian attacks on the shattered eastern town of Avdiivka had eased in the past day, but were likely to intensify in the coming days.