Russia unlikely to replenish arsenal amid sanctions, Zelenskyy

Ukraine's army has been bracing for a new Russian assault on its eastern flank since Moscow withdrew its forces from near Kyiv and from Ukraine's north late last month in order to focus on an assault in the Ukrainian region of Donbas. Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy said that Russian forces launched a new offensive push along most of Ukraine's eastern flank on Monday and the "Battle of Donbas" has now begun. The Donetsk region frontline was rocked by powerful explosions with shelling taking place in Marinka, Slavyansk and Kramatorsk. Zelensky also said, Russia unlikely to replenish missile arsenal amid sanctions.

Zelensky: Russia unlikely to replenish missile arsenal amid sanctions.

Zelensky said that as a result of the Western sanctions, it will be extremely difficult for Russia to replenish its defense arsenal, including missiles, artillery, aircraft, helicopters, and cruisers.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) April 18, 2022

As per Reuters report,  overnight, military facilities in the Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions and in the port of Mykolayiv, which are in south and east Ukraine, were targeted by Moscow, the Russian defence ministry said. Over the weekend, Russia had stepped up the attacks in the port city of Mariupol as Ukraine vowed to fight till the end.