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Ukraine's intelligence: Russia exhausted its combat-ready battalions.

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Russia is going through a covert mobilization, Defense Ministry’s Intelligence Directorate representative Vadym Skibitsky said on May 14. Russia is mobilizing new troops in Belgorod and Rostov Oblasts, but their lack of training and combat experience makes them inefficient on the battlefield, Skibitsky said.

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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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