The Ukrainian armed forces are under heavy pressure from Russian attacks in the east of the country, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday in his nightly video address to the nation. The situation around Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region in particular has been thoroughly analysed by the military leadership, Zelensky said. “This area was and continues to be the focus of Russian attacks,” Zelensky said. Everything must be done to strengthen Ukrainian defence positions in the region, he added. The Ukrainian leader expressed “special appreciation” to all units that attacked Russian bases and lo…