Fighting rages in the Donbass .. Russian efforts to encircle Ukraine

With fierce fighting continuing in eastern Ukraine between Russian and Ukrainian forces, Moscow appears to be close to conquering the Logan region of the Donbass region.

The Ukrainian army confirmed that Russian forces launched a three-sided attack on Thursday in an attempt to surround Ukrainian forces in Severodonetsk and Lyschansk.

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And if these two cities on the banks of the Seversky Donet had fallen, Lugansk would have almost completely fallen into the hands of the Russians.

In turn, Lugansk Governor Serhiy Gaidai said that about 50 Russian soldiers had reached a highway and “managed to get a foothold” and set up a roadblock.

He also noted that Ukrainian fighters are slowly retreating to more fortified positions.

Furthermore, the adviser of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry, Vadim Denisenko, confirmed last night in a statement that 25 Russian battalions are trying to besiege Ukrainian forces.

Progress in Svetlodarsk

Additionally, eyewitnesses confirmed that the Russians advanced to Svetlodarsk, where Ukrainian forces withdrew earlier this week, Reuters reported.

The city was now under the control of fighters allied with Moscow, who occupied the local government building and hung Soviet hammer and sickle on the door.

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Faced with this Russian advance eastwards, Kiev has renewed its demand for heavier and more effective weapons. And the commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Valery Zaluzhny, asked the Telegram application for more Western weapons, in particular “weapons that will allow to hit the enemy from a distance”. As he says.

It is noteworthy that since last March, Russian forces have started the second phase of their military operations on Ukrainian territory, in order to control the Donbass region, whose residents Russia believes have been the subject of numerous violations by Kiev.

Moscow is trying to control this important region, especially if it will in able to do so, will be able to connect the eastern regions with the (southern) Crimea, which it annexed to its territory in 2014.

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