• Ukrainian soldiers are seen near the front lines in the eastern city of Zaporizhzhia on Friday. As Russia refocuses its efforts on defeating entrenched and increasingly well-armed Ukrainian forces in the east, a senior Russian military commander suggested on Friday that Moscow’s ambitions are far broader than set out in recent weeks. | LYNSEY ADDARIO/THE NEW YORK TIMES
    Ukrainian soldiers are seen near the front lines in the eastern city of Zaporizhzhia on Friday. As Russia refocuses its efforts on defeating entrenched and increasingly well-armed Ukrainian forces in the east, a senior Russian military commander suggested on Friday that Moscow’s ambitions are far broader than set out in recent weeks. | LYNSEY ADDARIO/THE NEW YORK TIMES

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KYIV/MARIUPOL, Ukraine – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russia's invasion of his country was just the beginning and that Moscow has designs on capturing other countries, after a Russian general said it wants full control over southern Ukraine.

"All the nations that, like us, believe in the victory of life over death must fight with us. They must help us, because we are the first in line. And who will come next?" Zelenskyy said in a video address late on Friday.

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