Military experts say Moscow’s victory in the east is tactical and the decisive battle for Ukraine is likely to be fought in the south of the country
People wait to receive humanitarian aid as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, July 4 2022. Picture: REUTERS/MARKO DJURICA
Ukrainian forces, which retreated from Lysychansk at the weekend, took up new defensive lines in Donetsk on Tuesday, according to Serhiy Gaidai, the Ukrainian governor of Luhansk. President Vladimir Putin has told troops involved in capturing Luhansk who would also be part of any attempt to capture cities in Donetsk, to “rest and recover their military preparedness”, while units in other parts of Ukraine keep fighting.
Since the outset of the conflict, Russia has demanded that Ukraine hand both Luhansk and Donetsk to Moscow-backed separatists, who have declared their independence.“This is the last victory for Russia on Ukrainian territory,” Oleksiy Arestovych, adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky, said in a video posted online.
Some military experts say the hard-fought victory had brought Russian forces little strategic gain, and the outcome of what has been dubbed the “battle of the Donbas” remained in the balance.
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