KRAMATORSK, 15 June 2022, (TON): Ukraine’s president has made an impassioned plea to Western allies to speed arms deliveries and help stem terrifying casualties as Russian forces lay siege to the eastern city of Severodonetsk, destroying the last bridges into the industrial hub.

The cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk have been targeted for weeks as the last areas in the eastern Donbas region of Lugansk still under Ukrainian control.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said “the human cost of the battle for the region was simply terrifying.”

Zelensky expressed confidence in Ukraine’s ability to reclaim territory, calling on the nation’s allies to send more weapons.

“We just need enough weapons to ensure all of this. Our partners have them.”