Russian troops will try to take control of the E40 highway connecting Donetsk with Kharkov, as they need it to capture the Donetsk region, British intelligence analysts say.

“The fire from Izyum continues to concentrate along the axis of the E40 highway. Control of the E40 highway will be an important target for Russia as it attempts to advance through the Donetsk region,” the July 10 report reads..

At the same time, Russian artillery continues to strike at the Slovyansk region in the Donbass from the Izyum region in the north and near Lisichansk in the east..

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