The “liberation” of Donbass as the main target in Ukraine is brought back by Russia, through the Russian Minister of Defense, Sergei Shoigu, which, according to the Guardian, is an indication that Moscow may turn to more limited targets after facing fierce Ukrainian resistance in the first month of the war.
“The main works of the first stage of the operation have been completed. “The capacity of the Ukrainian armed forces has been significantly reduced, which makes it possible to focus our main attention and our main efforts on achieving the main goal – the liberation of Donbass,” Shoigu was quoted as saying by the Russian Interfax news agency.
At the same time, he claimed that the Ukrainian air force and air defense system had been “practically destroyed” and that Russia was now in control of the airspace.
It is recalled that last Friday, a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense said that the first phase of the “military operation” has been completed “generally”, noting that the country will focus on the “liberation” of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, which belong to the wider region. Donbass.
However, the country’s forces continued to operate on several fronts across Ukraine over the weekend, including the attack on the western city of Lviv, where a Russian cruise missile struck a fuel depot.
Russia changes its targets in Ukraine throughout the war, as the country fails to secure a quick victory over Ukraine. The Financial Times They said Monday that the Kremlin was no longer calling for Ukraine to be “de-Naziized” and “demilitarized,” which were Putin’s main demands at the beginning of the invasion.
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