China News Service, June 10 (Reporter Meng Xiangjun) ​As the third phase of Russia's special military operation against Ukraine begins, the "decisive battle" between the two sides is approaching, and the battle situation is turning white-hot.

　　Recently, the Russian army announced to control a large area of ​​​​the Donbas area of ​​eastern Uzbekistan, but the Ukrainian army was difficult to hold on, and the two sides fiercely saw each other.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants ten times the current military strength to maintain territorial integrity.

On the 9th, Zelensky signed a presidential decree sanctioning Russian President Vladimir Putin.

On June 5, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Lisichansk in the Luhansk region.

Image source: Press Service of the President of Ukraine

[Russia controls 15 cities to open up the "land corridor"?

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　　On the 7th, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported that the Russian army has controlled most of Donetsk and Luhansk on the left bank of the North Donets River, including Bonliman, Svyatogorsk, and North Donetsk. Residential areas and other 15 cities and regions.

　　He pointed out that the Russian side will continue to fight for the control of the Severo Donetsk industrial zone and nearby settlements, and attack in the direction of Popasnaya.

　　The Russian Ministry of Defense also announced that its troops used high-precision missiles to destroy the Ukrainian army headquarters in Frobivaka and Yakovlevka in the Luhansk region, as well as some ammunition arsenals.

　　The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) analyzed that after the Russian offensive focused on the Donbas region, it has been making small but stable progress.

Although the Ukrainian side is receiving heavy weapons such as howitzers and anti-artillery radars from the United States and the West, it is still suppressed by Russian firepower.

On April 21, local time, in Cherniv, Ukraine, a man rides next to a destroyed tank.

　　The Russian army is pointing from the northern part of Ukraine to Izyum, and the other is from the western part of Ukraine to Severo-Donetsk. Progress has been made in both directions.

　　Al Jazeera believes that taking control of the city is important because it will remove the last hurdle to the iconic Slovyansk and Donetsk capitals, Kramatorsk.

　　In addition, CNN quoted sources as saying that Russia has opened a land corridor to Crimea, allowing civilians and goods to pass through the Udong region.

Shoigu said the military, in cooperation with Russian Railways, repaired 1,200 kilometers of railway tracks and opened roads to restore full traffic between Donbass and Crimea.

[The changes in the battle situation are calculated by hours, and Zelensky requires 10 times the military strength]

　　As street fighting unfolds, Severo Donetsk Mayor Struk revealed that "the situation is changing every hour", "but we have confidence in our armed forces that no one will give up their positions."

　　The BBC believes that the Ukrainian army can still use the urban terrain of Donbas to slow the Russian army's advance.

However, as in Mariupol, the Russian army is trying to eliminate resistance with massive artillery bombardment.

　　Recently, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the frontline towns of Lisichansk and Suledar.

Zelensky said the Donbas region seemed to be "completely destroyed", but Ukraine's "heroes were holding their ground".

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

　　Zelensky later told the Financial Times that a standoff with Russia was "not an option" for us, but Ukraine must win on the battlefield.

Moreover, the restoration of the line of control before February 24 was only a temporary victory, with the ultimate goal of "reclaiming all territory".

To achieve this goal, the Ukrainian side needs ten times as much military power as it is now.

　　Zelensky admitted that the Ukrainian army was poorly equipped and unable to advance, and called on the West to continue to provide strong military assistance.

He also reiterated his willingness to negotiate peacefully with Russian President Vladimir Putin and seriously discuss ending the conflict.

　　According to Agence France-Presse, Zelensky believes that Ukraine must win the war first and then negotiate.

[Putin says that the West "can't change anything"]

　　Western sanctions "haven't really affected Russia's position," Zelensky argued.

　　Putin also expressed determination.

He said on the 5th that the US supply of multiple rocket launcher systems to Ukraine "cannot change anything", but "prolong the conflict as long as possible".

The West supplies such weapons "only to make up for the loss of armaments in Kyiv".

Russian President Vladimir Putin.

　　However, Putin also warned that if the West provides long-range missiles to Ukraine, Russia will "make corresponding conclusions and strike targets that have not been hit before."

　　Earlier, the United States pledged to provide Ukraine with the M142 system equipped with precision-guided missiles with a range of 70 to 80 kilometers.

The United States also announced the provision of the "Haimas" multiple rocket system, but publicly demanded that the Ukrainian side should not attack targets in Russia.

However, the Kremlin expressed doubts about whether the Ukrainian side would keep the contract.

　　Other signs are emerging.

Zelensky recently pointed out that some Western allies tried to bypass Kyiv to discuss the terms of the ceasefire on their own, and did not "listen to Ukraine's position" and determined that the Russian side would stop the offensive as a condition, which made him dissatisfied.

Data map: The US M777 howitzer.

　　Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Mariar also reminded the West: "We have entered a protracted war and need continuous support from the outside world. Western countries must understand that the assistance will not be a one-off, but will continue until Ukraine wins."

　　Regardless of whether the West has loosened up, the goal of the second phase of the "liberation of the Donbass" is a must for Moscow.

Once the Donbas falls into the hands of the Russian army, it will become the basis for its announced third-phase operational objectives.

The Russian army will be based in Donbass and attack Kharkov, Kherson and Odessa, forming a new center of conflict.

　　Even if Russia finally realizes only part of its strategic intentions, Ukraine may face the outcome of paralyzing heavy industry, losing more territory, and being cut off from sea routes to become a landlocked country.

　　The Ukrainian side stated that the Russian army currently occupies about 20% of Ukrainian territory, concentrated in the eastern and southern parts of Ukraine.

And military scientists predict that Putin may take nine months to end the conflict from the date of launching the operation to the end of 2022.

By then, Ukraine could lose as much as 40 percent of its territory.

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