131st day of Russia-Ukraine war, Zelensky announces ‘reconstruction plan’ amid Russian attack

Russia-Ukraine War: It has been more than 4 months since the war between Russia and Ukraine. Today is the 131st day of the war and Russia’s attacks continue. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that rebuilding his war-torn country was a “united work of the entire democratic world”.

Zelensky said he has drawn up a $750 billion “reconstruction plan” for the country’s future after the war ends. Zelensky spoke in a video message about the country’s needs at the Ukraine Reconstruction Conference in Switzerland as Russian forces maintain an edge in Ukraine’s eastern Donbass.

There is a joint work of the whole democratic world – Zelensky

Zelensky told hundreds of attendees in Lugano, “The reconstruction of Ukraine is not a local project, not a one nation project, but a joint work of the entire democratic world—all countries that can say they are civilized.” ” British Foreign Minister Liz Truss said some sort of “martial plan” would be needed to help rebuild Ukraine.

Ukraine confirms Russian claim of occupation of Lisichansk

At the same time, after Russia’s claim of occupation of the city of Lisichansk, Ukraine has also confirmed it. The Ukrainian military said Ukrainian troops withdrew from the eastern city of Lisichansk after weeks of heavy fighting with Russian troops. The decision to withdraw the army from Lisichansk was taken to save the lives of the soldiers. Lisichansk was the last city in the Luhansk region, which was under Ukrainian control. After the capture of the last city, the whole of Luhansk is now under Russian control.

Earlier, Ukrainian President Zelensky said Ukrainian soldiers were fighting Russian troops on the outskirts of Lisichansk and that the city could go under anyone’s control at any time. The governor of Luhansk said early Sunday that Russian forces were strengthening their position to capture the last remaining stronghold in Ukraine’s Luhansk province.