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Russia fears Ukraine's counter-offensive in Donbas - British intelligence
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Vesti] The attacks of the Russian army in the Donbass are being undertaken in order to delay the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Russia fears a major Ukrainian counteroffensive. This was reported by the British Ministry of Defense on Twitter . As noted in the message, over the past five days, the intensity of Russian attacks on the Donetsk direction of Donbass has increased. To the north of Donetsk, fierce fighting is going on in the area of the cities of Seversk and Bakhmut. According to British intelligence, Russian forces advanced towards the center of the village of Peski, near the Donetsk airport. Overall, however, Russian forces have made few territorial gains. There is a real possibility that Russia has stepped up its efforts in Donbas in an attempt to draw off or tie up additional Ukrainian units amid rumors that Ukraine is planning a major counter-offensive. Posted by: badanov 2022-08-28 |
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