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10 May 2022

Better weather may shift Russia’s fortunes in Ukraine

ANDREW SALMON

The widely-heralded, much-feared Russian offensive in the Donbas has in 17 days made slow progress in grabbing key terrain and has so far failed to wipe out the main force Ukrainian army.

This is despite the highly vulnerable state of the Ukrainian forces, surrounded on three sides but still holding out.

But with “demilitarization” being one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s stated war aims, if the Kremlin raises its game and closes off the salient, it could change the war.

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