The British Defense Ministry’s secret service said on Sunday that Moscow had already lost a third of its ground forces stationed to invade Ukraine in February.
According to the British Defense Daily, the Russian offensive in the Donbass was “lost momentum, considerably delayed” and Russia had failed to gain territory for the past month. “Under the current circumstances, it is unlikely that Russia will significantly accelerate its progress in the next 30 days.”
But it is important to remember that the battles for the victory of Lukansk and Donetsk are still active with more or less intensity. Areas where the Kremlin wants to connectJust like in Crimea in 2014. On Sunday alone, local officials said Russia had carried out about a dozen attacks using heavy artillery in the second-largest city of the Lukansk region, Severdonetsk. Quoted New York Times.
“In Severodonetsk, the Russians are intimidating people and destroying houses. Many more want to leave,” the governor of the region wrote in a telegram. The governor counts two deaths.
As the Battle of Donbass drags on, casualties pile up on both sides. Russian troops have failed to unite opposing Kiev forces in the defense of Chevrodonetsk and neighboring Lysyansk – weakened by recent human and material casualties in northeastern Ukraine. Re-capture of Kharkiv. However, the Ukrainians are turning their attention to the suburbs of Isiam, a city that still occupies the region.
According to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Russia plans to send 2,500 reservists to the war. The possibility of deploying non-Russian troops, perhaps representing Moscow, and possibly mercenaries, was not ruled out.
Despite the country’s second-largest city (Kharkiv) celebrating Ukrainian victory, civilians are still trapped in villages a few kilometers from the border, where resources are scarce and Russian attacks continue. In an interview New York Times, One of the residents staying at his home assures that the recent Ukrainian counterattack did not stop the Russian artillery attack. “We do not see the situation improving.”
At the opposite end of the country, westward, several missiles struck the Lviv military establishment on Sunday. “Four enemy missiles struck one of the military infrastructure Liv area. The facility was completely damaged. No casualties were reported, according to preliminary information. No one is seeking medical help, ”the region’s governor, Maxim Kozitsky, wrote in a telegram. The Regional Air Force of the Ukrainian Air Force said the missiles were fired from the Black Sea.
In Mariupol, the Azovstel factory is on fire, with dozens of wounded soldiers still trapped in the underground mines of the campus. Since the start of the Russian siege of the factory, Ukrainian journalist Nika Melokserova guarantees that 15 members of the Azov battalion will die.
At the end of a week the UN Alleged war crimes committed by Moscow forces In the Kiev, Chernivtsi, Kharkiv and Sumi regions, Ukrainian authorities announced that they would investigate at least ten cases of sexual abuse so that they could be documented and prosecuted by the International Court of Justice.
Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Katrina Pavlichenko quoted Sky News as saying, “This is undoubtedly a kind of weapon in war situations.” “We will take all measures to ensure that these crimes are documented and transferred to international organizations.”