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Russia’s offensive in jap Ukraine has seen some “localised successes” of late, and just one metropolis is standing in the best way of complete Russian management of a key province within the Donbas area, the U.Ok.’s Ministry of Protection mentioned Tuesday.

Russian forces try to encircle a number of cities within the Donbas area, rising the depth of fight operations and concentrating artillery models within the area, resulting in some successes, the British Ministry of Protection mentioned in an intelligence replace. Based on reviews, the town of Severodonetsk is the final space underneath Ukrainian management within the Luhansk province, the northern province of the Donbas area.

“Russia has elevated the depth of its operations within the Donbas because it seeks to encircle Severodonetsk, Lyschansk, and Rubizhne,” the British ministry mentioned on Twitter.

“Russia’s seize of the Severodonetsk pocket would see the entire of Luhansk Oblast positioned underneath Russian occupation,” the ministry added.

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The governor of Luhansk mentioned on Monday that Russia is throwing the whole lot it has at Severodonetsk in an try to say a key victory in its struggle in Ukraine.

“The state of affairs right here is tough as a result of the Russian military has now thrown all [its] forces at capturing the Luhansk area,” Luhansk Gov. Serhiy Haidai advised a Ukrainian tv station.

Capturing Severodonetsk, a metropolis that earlier than the struggle had a inhabitants of 100,000, can be offered “as an enormous victory,” Haidai mentioned, including that Russia is utilizing “scorched earth” techniques towards the city.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned on Sunday that the combating round Severodonetsk might be expensive for the Ukrainian facet.

“Right this moment, from 50 to 100 individuals may very well be killed right here in essentially the most difficult space, within the east of our nation,” Zelensky mentioned.

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The U.Ok. warned, nevertheless, that if Russia had been to try to lengthen the entrance strains in Donbas additional west, it may very well be in bother.

“If the Donbas entrance line strikes additional west, this may lengthen Russian strains of communication and certain see its forces face additional logistic resupply difficulties,” the U.Ok. Ministry of Protection mentioned.