KYIV.UkraineGate , May , 2022 | Society.
In early May, while trying to cross the Seversky Donets River killed about 400 Russian servicemen, according to The New York Times .
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“The failed crossing, which took place in a few days in early May, was one of the deadliest battles of the war for the Russian army. Its forces tried to surround Ukrainian soldiers in the neighboring city of Severodonetsk, but were surrounded by rivers and “At least 400 Russian soldiers were killed, mostly by artillery shelling,” the newspaper said.
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The NYT points out that by failing to capture major cities such as Kyiv’s capital Kyiv or cut off the entire Black Sea coast, the Russian military has attempted to encircle Ukrainian troops in the east. “Now that Ukraine has blocked one of the main offensive routes near the city of Izyum, these efforts seem difficult,” the article reads.
So, I write, the immediate target of Russian forces has become a smaller environment – Severodonetsk, which is still under Ukrainian control.
“Military analysts and Western intelligence officials believe that Moscow’s forces will have to face brutal fighting in urban conditions if they try to seize Severodonetsk completely, and that it will be difficult for them to launch an offensive deep into Ukraine,” the newspaper said.
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The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported that the Russian occupiers could launch a ground offensive to capture Severodonetsk in the coming days.
Source: Ukrgate
