Russian forces are still trying to punch through Ukraine's defences in eastern areas of the country as Moscow's invasion struggles to gain momentum almost a year after it began.
abc.net.au/news/russian-forces-struggle-to-make-headway-in-eastern-ukraine/101980432Russian forces are still trying to punch through Ukraine's defences in eastern areas of the country, the Ukrainian General Staff has said, as Moscow's invasion struggles to gain momentum almost a year after it began.
Russian artillery, drones and missiles have been relentlessly pounding Ukrainian-held eastern areas for months, indiscriminately hitting civilian targets and wreaking destruction, as the war largely slowed to a grinding stalemate in the winter. Moscow is hungry for some battlefield success after months of setbacks.
With the one-year anniversary of Russia's war approaching, followed by improved spring weather, Western officials and analysts say the fighting could be nearing a critical phase when both sides look to launch offensives. The Kremlin is striving to secure eastern areas it illegally annexed last September — the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions — and where it claims its rule is welcomed. Pro-Moscow separatists have controlled part of Donetsk and neighbouring Luhansk province since 2014.Watch
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