LATEST: The town of Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast will likely become the next 'key' battleground in Russia's push to seize the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, the U.K. Ministry of Defense says in an intelligence update.
of Lysychansk and the majority of the Luhansk regional border in eastern Ukraine by appearing to direct his military to conduct an “operational pause”, the Institute for the Study of War reported on Monday.
Putin‘s public comment was likely meant to signal his concern for the welfare of his troops in the face of periodic complaints in Russia about the treatment of Russian soldiers, the ISW experts said. Putin was quick to remark on Monday that “other military formations, including the East Group and the West Group, must carry out their tasks according to the previously approved plans.”
Serhii Haidai, the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, said on Tuesday that Russian attacks in the Luhansk region destroyed more than 90% of the infrastructure in the territories that were actively defended by the Ukrainian military. "Russia's focus will now almost certainly switch to capturing Donetsk Oblast, a large portion of which remain under the control of Ukrainian forces," the U.K. Ministry of Defense said in Monday's briefing."The fight for the Donbas has been grinding and attritional and this is highly unlikely to change in the coming weeks."Ukrainian soldiers attend their positions, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, July 2, 2022.
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