The Ukrainian military said on Saturday that it finds itself in a difficult situation in its defence against the Russian invasion. “The situation on the eastern front has worsened significantly in recent days,” Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi wrote on Telegram on Saturday. He said that this was due to increased offensive efforts by Russian troops following the presidential election in Russia in March that handed Vladimir Putin another term. The situation around the towns of Lyman, Bakhmut and Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region is particularly sensitive, Syrskyi said. In Pokrovsk in particular…