US EditionRussia Tightens Its Stranglehold on Ukraine Battlefield as Trump Gifts Putin 50-Day Window
EASTERN UKRAINE, JUL 17 – Russia exploited a 50-day sanctions delay by US President Donald Trump to launch major attacks and gain ground in eastern Ukraine, threatening key Ukrainian towns, analysts say.
- In eastern Ukraine, Russian forces launched a massive attack, striking civilian sites including a shopping center and energy infrastructure.
- Following Trump’s threat, Russia used the delay to map out its own strategy, giving Moscow time to outmaneuver Washington, CNN Kyiv reports.
- Data shows advances around three key eastern towns, Voennaya Khronika said, its goal was successive flank isolation to make Pokrovsk fall like Avdiivka and Bakhmut.
- Zelensky said the pause allows Russia to use `double strikes` against civilians, and `Fifty days for us is terrifying every single day counts`, Zelensky warned.
- With misleading reports undermining defense, Ukrainian forces face greater risk, as DeepState posted on Wednesday, hampering situational awareness.
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On Ukraine’s front line where Putin is trying to seize what land he can
Ukraine says it’s doing everything it can to ensure new supplies of weapons reach troops on the front line, including military aid promised by western allies. Officials say Russia has amassed some 160,000 troops along the front as they press ahead with their summer offensive. We report from the front lines near Kupiansk, which has been under almost continuous attack for months.
Closing in As Russian forces advance on two Donbas cities at once, Ukraine stands to lose another key supply route
Like our earlier reports on the combat situation in Ukraine, this article takes stock of the recent developments on the battlefield based on open-source information. Meduza has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from the very start, and our detailed military analyses are part of our commitment to objective reporting on a war we firmly oppose.
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