Zelenskyy expects more weapons as battle for Ukraine's east rages

Russia's forces now occupy about 20% of Ukraine's territory, according to Ukainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukraine expects to receive more weapons from allies after a new U.S. pledge of help, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, as the battle for Ukraine's east raged 100 days into Russia's invasion.

Russia's forces now occupy about 20% of Ukraine's territory, according to Zelenskiy. Russian President Vladimir Putin's military is focusing on the industrial Donbas region, comprised of Luhansk and Donetsk, in the hope of a high-profile victory.

Three civilians were killed in Donetsk, including two in the coal-producing town of Avdiivka, and nine people were wounded, Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said late on Thursday. Reuters could not immediately confirm the details.

"The entire temporarily-occupied