Donbas remains the focus as Russia’s war on Ukraine enters 3rd month | Ground Report
The smoke that rises from the ground in a fuel storage installation in a military base still feels fresh even after a week of Russian missile Battle is furious.The fuel dump had the worst part of the air attacks; Adjacent, military vehicles are carbonized since a part of the base has become debris. Alluded to the troops, the barracks are safe, but often take refuge in the bunkers, since the bombing is relentless.The calm in another way in the scarcely populated streets is often destroyed by the frequent bombing.
The war in Ukraine has entered its third month, the Russians have retired from several parts, including those outside kyiv, but an endless battle is in eastern Ukraine.
Russian forces do not yet have total control of the Donbas region that announced as a released zone. Donbas stateKharkiv, which limits with Donetsk and Luhansk that form the Donbas region, is essential for both Ukraine and Russia. While Russia seeks to take control of the entire Donbas region to announce a military achievement before the May 9 Victory Day that is celebrated by Russia’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, the fight has intensified here.After having to retire, the Russian forces have focused on occupying places in the south and east, seeking to create a terrestrial corridor of Crimea, south of Ukraine that Moscow attached in 2014 to the Donbas region in the east. This will ensure an alternative supply line from the south to the east if Russia intends to be in physical occupation.
Empty streets and damaged houses in the border regions of Kharkiv-Donbas. (Photo: India today)
“They are focusing their fire power in the east and southern Ukraine. With the heaviest and most intense fighting that take place in those parts, the rest of Ukraine is also at risk of missile attacks. It cannot be said that The Russians are in a complete occupation of the Donbas region. We have some losses, but there have also been some profits, “TV told India TV. He states that the Russians have lost more than 22,000 soldiers so far.
“The original Plan that Russia had was to conquer Ukraine in three days. In the third month of the war, Ukraine is still standing, and Russian losses are amazing. They have lost more than 22,000 people. This is colossal if compared to it with Loss of Russian forces in other armed conflicts during the last decade, “he said.Since the Donbas region does not yet have total control of the Russians, the intensity here is reaching a maximum point before the great celebrations of the May 9 Victory Day.See also | Ukrainians crying while Russian bombing destroys the houses in the midst of the invasion
RUSSIA’S ATTEMPTS TO CUT SUPPLY LINES FROM KHARKIV TO DONBAS
It is the supply line of the Kharkiv region that has assured that the Ukrainian army will cling to its positions in Donbas.This is the reason why the Russian assault continues even in Kharkiv to ensure that Donbas is completely interrupted from Ukraine. The mobilized Ukrainian forces and the movement of tanks in the streets are a common view. Small cities resemble a military garrison with some civilians. Most houses have no residents and people have gone to the safest shelters.
Russian forces are trying to surround us. We dodged them and want to keep them guessing, “says a military commander.Barvinkove, a small town in the Izium region of Kharkiv near Donbas, is a ghost city. They do not see civilians here, and the trucks full of soldiers who greet or show sign V is a common view.The region is the entrance door to the Donbas region and is critical so that both Ukrainians defend the areas and Russians to take total control if they want to announce a great victory before the Victory Day parade.
CHANGING TACTICS
The youngest deputy of Ukraine, Sviatoslav Yurash, who joined the Army himself as a volunteer, has carried out the help of help here, sending food and ration to the army.”The reality is after kyiv Russian changed the strategy, he cut Donbas. But they have had to go back. Donbas still has places where Ukraine forces are strong. The Russians are trying to cut the supply lines but they are failing badly,” Said Yurah.
While the key cities of Mariupol and Zaporizhia are under Russian control, Ukrainian forces still cling to the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol. For Russia to have a Crimea runner to Kharkiv, controlling these cities is fundamental.As the battle continues, there are no signs of peace. In fact, the eastern part of Ukraine looks an uncertain future of being a permanent conflict zone.
SIVATOSLAV YURASH, the youngest deputy of Ukraine and a volunteer soldier, distributes food and medicines in the front line. (Photo: India today)With Ukraine obtaining more weapons, he is preparing for a long journey, changing the tactics of the defensive to surprising the enemy with an offensive position. Using drones to destroy Russian patrol boats in the Black Sea to hit military convoys, Ukrainians have given an idea of how they intend to combat this war that probably continues.
The land corridor from southern Ukraine with the East, connecting Crimea to Donbas could be a long wait for Russia.
