Russian troops carry out test attacks to test Ukrainian defense.
According to US estimates, Russia has not received any serious territorial gains with increasing offensive in eastern Ukraine. This was reported by CNN with reference to two high-ranking US officials.
One official said that the United States has recorded several new attacks by the Russian military, which are more like a test to test Ukraine's defense.
According to him, the front line remains stationary: no large area has yet passed from one side to the other. defenders repulsed 10 Russian attacks in Donbass .
Earlier, the president's office spoke about three options for how the battle for Donbas could develop .
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