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Institute for the Study of War: Russian forces potentially focusing efforts in Donbas to pull Ukrainian forces from Southern Axis

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The U.S. think tank reported on Aug. 13 that Russian forces may have increased limited ground attacks near Siversk, Donetsk Oblast, to limit Ukrainian counterattacks in the south. The ISW also reported that Russian forces undertook limited ground assaults north of Kharkiv, northewest of Sloviansk, east of Siversk, and south of Bakhmut.

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Fighting in southern Ukraine remains intense as Russian forces continue attempts to advance in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, particularly around the town of Huliaipole. The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell and Nick Allard spent time with Ukraine’s 225th Separate Assault Regiment, one of the units tasked with stabilizing this critical section of the front.

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