Why Russia is trying to encircle Ukraine’s east
Russia has shifted most of the focus of its war to eastern Ukraine, aiming to “liberate” the region. …
Russian forces are trying to encircle Ukraine’s army in the east. They have taken control of Izyum – a strategic town on the road between Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv and the separatist areas – and have bombarded a succession of Luhansk towns, including Rubizhne, Lysychansk, Popasna and Severodonetsk, destroying blocks of flats and killing civilians in their homes.
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