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Three months after the start of the military offensive, Russian forces are trying to besiege Ukrainian forces in two cities on both sides of the Seversky Donets River in eastern Ukraine, and they have not stopped trying to cross the rivers, according to Mutozyanek.
Russian forces have also intensified their military operations in Donbass, eastern Ukraine, as they seek to encircle 3 regions in the region, which is witnessing extensive Russian progress, British intelligence announced on Tuesday.
Russia is mobilizing in its bombing of the region DonbassThe units that withdrew from the Kharkiv region, the forces besieging the coastal Mariupol, along with the separatist Donetsk and Luhansk fighters, according to Sergei Gaidai, governor of Lugansk.
Russian forces are also launching continuous attacks on the city of "Lyschansk" In the Donbass region, fierce battles are taking place on the ground in an attempt to control the only road linking Ukraine to its besieged east and consolidate its influence on the Black Sea.
The city constitutes the eastern part of an enclave controlled by the Ukrainians, and Russia has been trying to bypass it since mid-April, after it failed to control Kyiv.
Meanwhile, Russia’s defense minister and the head of the influential National Security Council have hinted that Moscow may have to fight for a longer period in Ukraine to achieve the goals of its fourth-month offensive.
The minister said Sergey Shoiguduring a video meeting with his counterparts in countries that were part of the former Soviet Union, and the television broadcast clips of it: "We will continue the special military operation until all goals are achieved, regardless of the massive Western aid to the Kyiv regime and the unprecedented pressure of sanctions".
He stressed that Russian efforts to avoid civilian casualties "Of course it slows down the attack, but this is intentional".
The statement comes shortly after the publication of a rare interview conducted by a newspaper "Argumenti i Facty" Weekly with Chairman of the National Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, in which he said that military operations will continue as long as the need arises.
Quotes "AFP" About Patrushev as saying: "We don’t care about details. The goals set by President (Vladimir Putin) will be achieved. It couldn’t be otherwise, the truth is on our side".
Since the startRussian military operation In Ukraine in February, Kyiv, with the help of Western countries, was able to counter the advance of its neighbor’s forces in many areas, including the capital, Kyiv, but Russia is now focusing on securing and expanding its gains in the Donbass and the Ukrainian east coast.
Despite the fierce fighting that has been going on for 3 months and the heavy losses on both sides, the Russian army is advancing only with great difficulty, which indicates a long war of attrition.
The declared goals of the Kremlin are to "De-Nazism" From Ukraine, securing the eastern regions in which most of the inhabitants speak Russian.
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Three months after the start of the military offensive, Russian forces are trying to besiege Ukrainian forces in two cities on both sides of the Seversky Donets River in eastern Ukraine, and they have not stopped trying to cross the rivers, according to Mutozyanek.
Russian forces have also intensified their military operations in Donbass, eastern Ukraine, as they seek to encircle 3 regions in the region, which is witnessing extensive Russian progress, British intelligence announced on Tuesday.
Russia is mobilizing in its bombing of the region DonbassThe units that withdrew from the Kharkiv region, the forces besieging the coastal Mariupol, along with the separatist Donetsk and Luhansk fighters, according to Sergei Gaidai, governor of Lugansk.
Russian forces are also launching continuous attacks on the city of “Lyschansk” in the Donbas region, while fierce battles are taking place on the ground in an attempt to control the only road linking Ukraine to its besieged east and to consolidate its influence on the Black Sea.
The city constitutes the eastern part of an enclave controlled by the Ukrainians, and Russia has been trying to bypass it since mid-April, after it failed to control Kyiv.
Meanwhile, Russia’s defense minister and the head of the influential National Security Council have hinted that Moscow may have to fight for a longer period in Ukraine to achieve the goals of its fourth-month offensive.
The minister said Sergey ShoiguDuring a video meeting with his counterparts in the former Soviet Union, clips of which were broadcast on television: “We will continue the special military operation until all goals are achieved, regardless of the huge Western aid to the Kyiv regime and the unprecedented pressure of sanctions.”
He stressed that Russian efforts to avoid civilian casualties “of course slow the pace of the attack, but this is deliberate.”
The statement came shortly after the publication of a rare interview with the head of the National Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, conducted by the weekly “Argumenti i Facti”, in which he said that military operations will continue as long as the need arises.
The “AFP” quoted Patrushev as saying: “We do not care about the details. The goals set by the President (Vladimir Putin) will be achieved. It could not be otherwise, the truth is on our side.”
Since the startRussian military operation In Ukraine in February, Kyiv, with the help of Western countries, was able to counter the advance of its neighbor’s forces in many areas, including the capital, Kyiv, but Russia is now focusing on securing and expanding its gains in the Donbass and the Ukrainian east coast.
Despite the fierce fighting that has been going on for 3 months and the heavy losses on both sides, the Russian army is advancing only with great difficulty, which indicates a long war of attrition.
The stated goals of the Kremlin are to “De-NazismFrom Ukraine, securing the eastern regions in which most of the inhabitants speak Russian.