Russian army shift focus of operation from Luhansk Oblast to Donetsk Oblast?

The Russian Ministry of Defense has declared that it has taken control of the entire province of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, and is expected to shift the focus of military operations to the neighboring province of Donetsk.

Meanwhile, the British Ministry of Defense has indicated that the battle in the eastern part has become a fierce attrition warfare and that the battle situation will be in a stalemate.

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 3rd that it has taken control of the entire state of Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine, where Russian troops are intensifying the offensive.

Ukraine's President Zelensky said in a video released on the 3rd that "withdrawing soldiers from the front line in areas where the enemy is superior in firepower also applies to Lysychansik," withdrawing troops from Lysychansik, the last base in Luhansk Oblast. I virtually admitted that I had it.

According to an analysis released on the 3rd, the U.S. think tank "War Research Institute" said, "There may be some Ukrainian forces remaining around Lysychans'k. It means completing the operation relatively quickly. "

It is not possible to confirm whether the Russian army has taken control of the entire Luhansk region, and it is expected that the Russian army will further intensify the offensive in the state.

In addition, the British Ministry of Defense said in a statement on the 4th, "Ukrainian troops may have withdrawn from Lysychans'k and withdrawn to the defensive position that was prepared," and the Russian troops will be adjacent in the future. He pointed out that the focus of military operations is expected to shift to the state of Donetsk.

"Many parts of Donetsk Oblast are under the control of the Ukrainian army. The battle in the eastern Donetsk region has been a fierce attrition war and it is highly unlikely that the situation will change in the coming weeks." , Showed the prospect that the war situation would fall into a stalemate.

"Russia's invasion has caused great disruption to the Ukrainian crop seed and fertilizer supply chain, and Russia's blockade of Southern Odesa continues to limit Ukrainian grain exports," the British Department of Defense said. Russia has a devastating impact on Ukraine's agricultural sector. "