The withdrawal was "motivated by the need to avoid the siege of the army to save lives," said Olysia, a researcher at Chatham House, a London think tank. Lucevich said. However, claiming control of the major cities in the region also states that "(Russian President Vladimir) Putin claims some victory and allows for a more integrated attack on Lysychans'k." rice field.
This stage of the conflict is characterized by a brutal artillery exchange, where Kyiv needs the United States and its western allies to have the necessary powerful firepower . I am urging you to send more. Against the Moscow army.
On Thursday, Kieu announced the arrival of a powerful long-range weapons system from the United States. Fearing the escalation of nuclear-armed Moscow, Washington says it was given a guarantee that rockets would not be used to attack Russian soil.
Earlier this month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said street-by-street battles over cities could set the direction for a broader battle over the eastern part of the country. ..
"This is a very brutal battle, very difficult, and probably one of the most difficult of the whole war," Zelensky said in one of his nightly video addresses. increase. "Severodonetsk continues to be the epicenter of the encounter in Donbus," he added. "Roughly speaking, that's where the fate of our Donbus is now determined."
Alexander Smith is based in London I am a senior reporter at NBC News Digital.
Yuliya Talmazan is a London-based journalist.
