Putin's main efforts are to encircle Severodonetsk and Lysychansk in the Luhansk region from the north and south.
The Institute for the Study of War reports that the Russian military, probably decided to leave their positions around Kharkiv , as the Armed Forces did not allow them to surround the city. The ISW predicts that the occupiers will now try to keep the line west of Volnovakha.
Their goal is to protect their landlines from Belgorod to Izyum. But experts cannot predict whether they will succeed in this direction or not.
“Ukrainian forces did not allow Russian troops to surround, let alone capture Kharkiv, and then expelled them from the city, as they did with Russian troops trying to capture Kyiv,” the report said. .
Putin's troops are making major efforts to encircle Severodonetsk and Lysychansk in the Luhansk region from the north and south.
Experts believe that the racists may not have enough fresh combat power to compensate for the losses they suffered during the failed attempt to force the Seversky Donets, so whether they will be able to continue the offensive on a large scale – remains to be seen. question.
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It will be recalled that as of May 14, the General Staff reported that the Armed Forces continue to successfully conduct a counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region.
The Atlantic Council, meanwhile, notes that the Ukrainian Armed Forces' counteroffensive near Kharkiv is more effective than any Russian offensive in a month. Experts believe that, despite all the shelling of Odessa, the Russian army will not have the opportunity launch offensive in the south soon .
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