Russia's Slow Advance in Donbas Isn't a Big Deal.

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Shashan coshi is the economist's defense editor. He says russia could at some stage, be able to claim that they control a large part, if not the entirety of donbas. Shashan: The really important fighting in eastern ukraine is around the town of severodonesk. This is a fairly large town that lies in the east of a ukranian salient and is under attack from three sides.

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