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came an announcement Russian Ministry of Defense about that:"Donetsk People’s Forces, with the support of Russian forces, liberated the city of Krasnyi Lyman Donetsk completely from the militants"prompting military experts and observers to talk that the full control of Donbass, after capturing this strategic city, is closer than ever.
And about the importance of Lyman in Russian calculations and plans, and whether controlling it will mark the beginning of controlling it Donbass As a whole, Muhannad Al-Azzawi, a military and strategic expert, told "Sky News Arabia": "The Russian army’s control of the strategic town of Lyman in eastern Ukraine is almost a turning point in the conflict on the ground, which is considered a crossing to the main cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, and this control will lead to entering the final stage to achieve full control of the Donbass region.".
The military expert added: "The Russian army applies to Severodonesque And besieging it completely, which puts the Ukrainian army in a very difficult and critical position, if it withdraws to the rear and leaves the region in the hands of the Donbass forces in the Lugansk and Donetsk republics allied with Russia, and this strengthens Russia’s position in moving to the third stage by advancing towards southern Odessa, in the event that calm efforts fail French President Macron and German Chancellor Schulz".
Al-Azzawi explained that "This field success is undoubtedly a qualitative development in the context of the war, and it would raise morale the Russian armyDespite all the US and Western military support for Ukraine, and it may push the United States in return to supply Kyiv with long-range missiles, and this is what Moscow has strongly warned of.".
For his part, Jamal Ares, writer and political researcher, said in an interview with "Sky News Arabia": "The battle of the Ukrainians seems to be lost in Donbass, which is militarily in decline according to all indicators and facts on the battlefield. We are talking about a region that includes two republics, although they are declared unilaterally and do not enjoy international recognition. Civil and military institutions and the experience of self-government extends from the year 2014".
That is why Ares adds: "It is absolutely clear that there is a social and popular incubator for the Russians in Donbass, regardless of the Russian-Ukrainian national dispute there and the conflicting narratives of the two sides about it and their mutual accusations.".
and prepare liman An important junction of Ukrainian railways, it is located northeast of the city of Sloviansk, which Kyiv recaptured from pro-Russian separatists in 2014, and Kramatorsk, the capital of the Ukrainian-controlled part of Donetsk region in the east.
The capture of Liman paves the way for Sloviansk then Kramatorskwith progress being made in an attempt to encircle Severodonetsk and Lysichansk, two important eastern Ukrainian cities.
The control of Lyman would facilitate the control of Russian forces over the entire Donbass region, which would subsequently enable Moscow to link the areas it controls in the east with the Crimea in the south, which Moscow gained control over in 2014, and inaugurate a land corridor between it and Donbass.
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came an announcement Russian Ministry of Defense About: “The Donetsk People’s Forces, with the support of the Russian forces, liberated the entire city of Krasnyi Lyman Donetsk from the armed men”, prompting military experts and observers to talk about the complete control of Donbass after the capture of this strategic city, is closer than ever.
And about the importance of Lyman in Russian calculations and plans, and whether controlling it will mark the beginning of controlling it Donbass As a whole, Muhannad Al-Azzawi, a military and strategic expert, told Sky News Arabia: “The Russian army’s control of the strategic town of Lyman in eastern Ukraine amounts to a turning point in the conflict on the ground, which is considered a crossing to the main cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, and this control will lead to the entry of The final stage is to achieve full control of the Donbass region.
The military expert added: “The Russian army applies to Severodonesque And besieging it completely, which puts the Ukrainian army in a very difficult and critical situation, if it withdraws to the rear and leaves the region in the hands of the Donbass forces in the republics of Luhansk and Donetsk allied with Russia, and this strengthens Russia’s position in moving to the third stage by advancing towards southern Odessa, in the event that calm efforts fail. by French President Macron and German Chancellor Schulz.
Al-Azzawi explained that “this field success is undoubtedly a qualitative development in the context of the war, and it would raise morale.” the Russian armyDespite all the US and Western military support for Ukraine, and it may push the United States in return to supply Kyiv with long-range missiles, and this is what Moscow has warned strongly about.
For his part, Jamal Ares, writer and political researcher, explained, in an interview with “Sky News Arabia”: “It seems that the battle of the Ukrainians is lost in Donbass, which is in the hands of the fallen militarily, according to all indicators and facts on the ground on the battlefield. We are talking about a region that includes two republics, although they are They are declared unilaterally and do not enjoy international recognition, but they are closely related to Russia and receive all support from it, and they have civil and military institutions and an autonomy experience that extends since 2014.”
That is why Ares adds: “It is absolutely clear that there is a social and popular incubator for the Russians in Donbass, regardless of the Russian-Ukrainian national dispute in it and the conflicting narratives of the two sides about it and their mutual accusations. “.
and prepare liman An important junction of Ukrainian railways, it is located northeast of the city of Sloviansk, which Kyiv recaptured from pro-Russian separatists in 2014, and Kramatorsk, the capital of the Ukrainian-controlled part of Donetsk region in the east.
The capture of Liman paves the way for Sloviansk then Kramatorskwith progress being made in an attempt to encircle Severodonetsk and Lysichansk, two important eastern Ukrainian cities.
The control of Lyman would facilitate the control of Russian forces over the entire Donbass region, which would subsequently enable Moscow to link the areas it controls in the east with the Crimea in the south, which Moscow gained control over in 2014, and inaugurate a land corridor between it and Donbass.