Russia claimed Friday to have captured a village in eastern Ukraine as part of its intense, monthslong push toward the city of Bakhmut, while military analysts cautioned that tanks Kyiv hopes to receive from Western allies wouldn't provide a magic wand to end the almost 11-month war.
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said the village of Klishchiivka, which is located nine kilometres south of Bakhmut, had been "liberated."The claim couldn't be independently verified, and Ukrainian officials made no immediate comment on the claim.
The war has been largely static during the winter months, according to military analysts, except for some hot spots like Bakhmut and Soledar, a nearby salt mining town. Ukrainian troops repelled Russian attacks near several settlements in Donetsk and the neighbouring Luhansk region, the General Staff of the Ukraine's armed forces said.
Marina Miron, of the Defense Studies Department at King's College London, said tanks are useful, but a number of factors need to be taken into account, including how many will be sent and when, what condition they are in, and how Ukrainian crews will be trained and keep the vehicles supplied.
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