Moscow warns, stressing that it will consider attacks against any part of the regions of Ukraine that it is preparing to annex as acts of aggression against Russia itself, the Kremlin announced. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also told reporters that Russia would de jure also incorporate parts of Ukraine not under the control of Russian forces as part of its move to annex four regions of Ukraine.
Although Russia controls almost all of the territory of Luhansk province, it only controls 60% of Donetsk province. When Peskov was asked what would happen to the part of Donetsk that escaped Russian control, he replied: “It will be liberated.” The entire Donetsk region will become part of Russia.”
The Kremlin has also announced that a thorough international investigation is needed into the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. Peskov did not comment on the statements of the head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service that “Moscow has evidence that shows a role of the West” in the leaks, as reported by Reuters and relayed by the Athens News Agency.
Russian forces are “partially surrounded” in the port city of Liman
Meanwhile, the head of Russia-backed authorities in its Donetsk province Ukrainian he said today that the city of Liman, a Russian stronghold, was “partially surrounded” by the Ukrainian army, adding that news from the front was “alarming”.
In a Telegram post, Denis Pushilin, commander of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, said the villages of Yabil and Drobisheve near the port “are no longer fully controlled by us.”
“Right now the Port is partially surrounded. The road to Svatove is controlled by us, but it comes under fire periodically,” he added.
He even described the situation as “alarming”.
“Our boys are fighting, we are reorganizing the reserves, we must hold, but the enemy is using significant forces” in the battle, Pusillin admitted.
“This is very unpleasant news, but we must look at the situation soberly and learn from our mistakes,” he concluded.
A Ukrainian unit participating in this battle, the 66th Motorized Unit, reported on Facebook that it captured the village of Stsurove, five kilometers southwest of Liman.
The town of Liman, which before the war had about 20,000 inhabitants, was captured by Russian troops in May after a protracted battle. It has been at the center of new conflicts since Ukraine expelled it Russia from the nearby Kharkiv region during its counter-offensive this month.
Source: News Beast
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