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Bear traps: Russia’s push in eastern Ukraine

The Intelligence from The Economist

The Russian Army Is Having a Lot More Success in This Campaign Than It Did in the General One

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The russian army basically came to a halt and was defeated in northern ukraine. Even once it focused on the east of the country, it was making very slow gains. So what we have seen around severadonesk around liman is a pretty important breakthrough for the russians. It's very bad news for the ucranian forces, along with their equipment, potentially trapped in this pocket. If these are captured, if these are destroyed, killed, this would be a big blow to the ukranians.

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