A new report from the British Ministry of Defense says that after the Russian invaders captured almost the entire Lugansk region, they will transfer their forces to Donetsk. The department’s information on the Twitter page says that the Russians will probably level the cities with the help of artillery in this case as well..

In general, they noted that the characteristics of the battle for Donbass are the slow pace of the offensive and the massive use of artillery..

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They noted that the fact that the Rashists relatively quickly take over Lisichansk gives them the opportunity to declare almost complete control over the Lugansk region and progress in achieving the political goal, which, as the Kremlin said, is to "

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As for the defenders, they have been withdrawn in good condition to the positions for which it was planned. And in the area of \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bSeverodonetsk-Lysichansk, the Russians could fire at them from three sides.

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Last Defense Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 5 July 2022From UK government's response: https://t. co/NVYkvuvi87?

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Recall, the Institute for the Study of War reports that after the retreat of the units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine from Lysichansk, the Russian military leadership hastened to report on the achievement of one of the goals of the " They also believe that the Russians will take an operational pause after the capture of Lisichansk.