Russian military forces are making their biggest push since early-2022 (when the conflict started) while General Oleksandr Syrskyi reports that Ukrainian defenders maintain their positions against the assault
The situation in eastern Ukraine shows significant changes: Russian troops moved forward this fall at speeds not seen since about 1‚5 years ago taking two more settlements in Donbas area. During late-october they got control of roughly 200 square kilometers of land (which is about the size of a medium city)
The warʼs main focus shifted to Donbas region — an industrial area in eastern Ukraine thats become the center of europes largest ground battles in decades. After russias early plans to take Kyiv didnt work out Moscow changed its goals to capturing this territory instead
The current phase brings new factors into play: North Korea sent some personnel to Russia; President Volodymyr Zelenskiy keeps asking NATO countries for long-range weapons to hit targets far behind enemy lines; and Ukrainian officials say about half of their power stations got damaged by russian strikes
- Power grid problems
- North Korean involvement
- Territory losses in east
- Need for long-range weapons
With winter coming up Ukraine faces hard times ahead — damaged infrastructure and ongoing russian attacks make this cold season look particularly tough for the country