Ukraine’s two footholds in Luhansk remain the sites of “hellish battles” against Russia, though U.K. intelligence believes Russia's momentum could slow in the coming months as it exhausts resources.
There is constant, bloody fighting in and around a key eastern city, as Russia fights to surround the Ukrainian troops there. In the northeast, a barrage of strikes on civilians means a rising death toll, with local leaders projecting prolonged conflict.“Hellish battles” are ongoing in Severodonetsk, where Russia has been eyeing control, Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai said Wednesday. The mayor of Severodonetsk says up to 8,000 people remain in his city.
Russia will likely reach Lysychansk in the coming days, the institute forecast, and the city isHeavy shelling continued on Wednesday across Kharkiv oblast, the northeastern province that borders Donbas, Oleg Synegubov, the regional governor,. At least 10 civilians were killed in strikes on three villages and towns, Synegubov said, and another 10 were wounded.
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