Russia continues to strengthen control over Lisichansk and Lugansk region. In the north, she threw most of the units of the Eastern and Western groups of forces into the Izyum direction..
This is stated in the summary of British intelligence.
Over the past week, Russian troops have advanced another 5km down the main E40 road from Izyum, facing extremely determined Ukrainian resistance, according to the UK military..
Russian forces from the Eastern and Western Groups of the armed forces are now likely to be located about 16 km north of the city of Slovyansk.
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