How Russia’s Offensive Ran Aground

[ad_1] After months of pouring soldiers into eastern Ukraine, Russia’s progress essentially adds up to this: three small settlements and part of the city of Bakhmut, a high-profile battlefield with limited strategic value. Settlements captured by Russia this year A grid of the cities that Russia has taken this year so far Compare that with what Moscow had hoped to achieve from its winter offensive by now: to seize the entire Donbas region — which…

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What to expect from Russia’s much-awaited offensive in Ukraine

[ad_1] Russian citizens recruited as part of partial mobilization attend combat training in the training spots of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) as Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk, Ukraine on October 05, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images A renewed Russian offensive in the east of Ukraine is underway. It began last week with a renewed push by Moscow’s forces on the outskirts of Bakhmut in Donbas, and a wave of…

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