Fight for the Kramatorsk Pocket and Other Developments in Russian War

The Russian army is reeling from more than 30,000 casualties from among its youngest and best-trained troops.

Vladimir Putin at the Tauride Palace, St. Petersburg, April 27, 2022. Alexander Demyanchuk, Sputnik, Kremlin pool photo via AP

The relative lull that followed the Russian army’s withdrawal from Kiev ended with the commencement of its long-anticipated offensive in Eastern Ukraine. Russian units are now attacking both flanks of the Kramatorsk Pocket in an attempt to surround and destroy Ukrainian units holding the line in that sector.

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