Despite fierce fighting over Severodonetsk in the Luhansk region over the past 48 hours, the Russian Eastern Group of Forces has also stepped up its efforts to advance south of Izyum, likely to advance into the Donetsk region, according to a morning British intelligence report.

Russia's advance on the Izyum Axis has stalled since April after Ukrainian forces made good use of the terrain to slow Russia's advance.. Russia is likely trying to rebuild the Eastern Group of Forces after they suffered very heavy losses during a failed attack on Kyiv, but its units are likely to remain insufficient,” analysts say..

Now Russia is likely seeking to restore momentum in this direction in order to continue to storm Severodonetsk and be able to move deeper into the Donetsk region..

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