Ukraine prepares for a Russian onslaught in the east

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asks for weapons donations, as Russia makes advances in Izium and Mariupol

Ukaine spent the seventh week of the war asking for weapons donations, as it prepared for a renewed Russian offensive in the east of the country.

Russian forces took control of the city of Izium on April 6, and bisected Ukrainian defences in the port city of Mariupol, reaching the Sea of Azov on April 10. Between these two locations, Russia was building …