Russian troops will now not prioritize the capture of Sloviansk, instead focusing on the capture of Siversk and Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. Analysts of the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) write about this in the traditional summation on the 146th day of the war,
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This is confirmed, in particular, by the meeting of the Minister of Defense of Russia, Sergei Shoigu, with the commander of the “East” military group, Lieutenant General Rustam Muradov. Shoigu instructed Muradov to give priority attention to the destruction of Ukrainian long-range missiles and artillery systems.
Experts assume that the Kremlin considers the Izyum-Slovyan district a lower priority than seizing other territories in Donbas.
According to the institute’s analysts, Russian troops carried out a series of ground attacks east of Siversk and south of Bakhmut and intensified their offensive on Avdiivka.
Source: Ukrgate
