Take Lyman, then Sloviansk, then Kramatorsk: Russia’s plan is still stuck on step one, the Ukrainian military says
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In the face of Russian attacks, Ukraine has ordered an evacuation of hundreds of families from the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk.
Hundreds of families with children from Kramatorsk, the main stronghold of the Ukrainian army in the Donetsk region, were forced to evacuate after Russian attacks intensified, and Moscow troops reached less than 20 kilometers from the city. The announcement was made Wednesday by the regional military administration, according to AFP.
Fighting in the urban areas of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk will likely begin by the end of the year, estimates Pasi Paroinen, an analyst following the war.
Take Lyman, then Sloviansk, then Kramatorsk: Russia’s plan is still stuck on step one, the Ukrainian military says
Russia is trying to seize the town of Lyman in northern Donetsk Oblast to turn it into a base for a push toward the twin cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, Ukraine's Joint Forces spokesman Viktor Trehubov said on Ukrainian TV, according to Ukrinform. He described control of the town as a necessity for any Russian advance deeper into the region. For now, he said, Russian troops still cannot establish themselves inside it. For years, Donetsk Obla…
New information from the front in the Kramatorsk-Sloviansk direction. The first forced evacuations of the "fortress city" in Donbas have begun.
Ukrainian authorities have ordered hundreds of families with children to leave the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk. Russian forces are advancing heavily on the outskirts of the city. Vadym Filashkin, governor of Donetsk region, says the decision to evacuate the city is difficult but necessary. "The security situation is deteriorating, so it is unacceptable for children to continue to live under constant threat from Russian attacks," says Fi…
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