Russia loses advantage in Donbass?
According to information of UkraineRussian forces increased their attacks in the east but retreated in the north, while British military intelligence determined that Russia had lost momentum in the Donbass.
Ukrainian authorities have recorded missile and artillery strikes in several areas in turn, as Russian forces focus their efforts along the front lines in Luhansk. Meanwhile, Ukrainian troops continued to win more victories in the Kharkiv region. Russia has yet to comment on these reports.
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Ukrainian forces in the Dnipropetrovsk region Reuters |
Tensions in the east and north
According to Reuters, Mr. Serhiy Hayday, Governor of the province Luhansksaid that at dawn, the Russian army gathered troops and equipment military approached Severodonetsk and prepared to attack the area. Severodonetsk is one of several industrial cities in the east and has been bombarded in recent weeks as Russian forces work to break through Ukrainian defenses.
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Several settlements to the west and south of Severodonetsk were also targeted by Russian forces, including Vrubivka and Komyshuvakha. According to intelligence reports, the Russians are expected to move westward if they can control Severodonetsk. In Mariupol, Turkey offered to assist in the sea evacuation of wounded Ukrainian soldiers in the Azovstal factory.
US Secretary of State arrives in Berlin
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken yesterday arrived in Berlin (Germany) to attend an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers, according to Reuters. The content of the meeting focused on the possibility of Finland and Sweden joining the military alliance, as well as how NATO can support Ukraine but not get dragged into a war with Russia. In Berlin, Blinken met with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba, and pledged that the United States was providing more weapons and other funds to the Kyiv government.
In addition, Ukraine continues to carry out a counter-offensive in Kharkiv, in an attempt to resupply the units that are pressuring Donetsk. Governor Oleh Syniehubov of Kharkiv province said that Ukrainian units “continuously fortified their strongholds and pushed back the enemy from the direction of Kharkiv City towards the Russian border. The north and northeast directions are the hottest.” Further south, several towns were constantly bombarded by Russian bombs. “The enemy repeatedly attacked Ukrainian positions near Barvinkov, tried to break through but still failed,” said Syniehubov.
The Facebook page of General Valery Gerasimov, the Chief of the General Staff of the Ukrainian army, also informed that Russian troops were increasing their firepower in this area. “The Russian side continues to gather forces to resume the offensive towards Barvinkove and Sloviansk,” two main targets of Russian troops in the region, according to General Gerasimov. On the same day, the northern regions of Chernihiv and Sumy continued to be bombarded by Russian air strikes and shelling.
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To the west, Maksym Kozytskyi, governor of the Lviv region, said that one of the military facilities near the Polish border was hit by four missiles fired from the direction of the Black Sea. On the southern front, regional officials say the Russians have begun digging trenches at several frontline positions along the Molochna River.
Russia lacks means?
On the same day, British military intelligence analyzed Russia’s loss of about one-third of its ground forces deployed since February. The Russian military operation in Donbass is progressing at a significantly slower pace than planned. , with the possibility that this force cannot advance quickly within the next 30 days, according to The Guardian.
Russia announced an attack on positions in eastern Ukraine
Yesterday (May 15), the Russian Defense Ministry said that it had hit Ukrainian positions in the east with missiles, focusing on command centers and weapons depots while the Russian side sought to encircle the units. Ukraine in Donbass, according to Sputnik.
In total, Russia launched rockets at 2 command points, 11 positions of companies and 4 artillery depots in the Donetsk region. Some of the targets were located deep inside Ukrainian-controlled territory, between Donetsk and Izyum. In addition, Russian forces also bombarded positions near the cities of Baxmut and Kostyantynivka. Russia destroyed two batteries of S-300 missiles and a radar station in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine.
“Russia is lacking in bridge-building facilities throughout the campaign, delaying and limiting the momentum of the attack. Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) play a key role in providing tactical intelligence and guidance to artillery. However, the Ukrainian air defenses easily neutralized them,” according to the report.
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It is not clear how the British military came up with the results of this analysis. According to CNN, citing sources familiar with the matter, Russia deployed about 100 battalion-level combat groups for the operation in eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the situation in Donbass continues to be difficult. The Russian army sought to win here. “They will not give up,” the Ukrainian leader said.
Yesterday, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said that Germany was prepared to allow quick ratification of Finland and Sweden if they decided to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). , according to AFP. And Croatia also said some members NATO They also agreed to quickly admit the two countries.
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