“after increasing gains by Ukrainian forces against rebel forces”
Like losing control of the entire Southwest pocket, along with a hundred miles of the Ukraine-Russian border.
This is quite Orwellian.
There are reports of heavy fighting again near Suar Mogilia, the very important heights, with the rebels claiming it has changed hands a couple of times now, in the last two days.
Also heavy fighting being reported near near Krasni Luch, as Kiev keeps trying to cut the roads between Lugansk and Donetsk.
<>Also heavy fighting being reported near near Krasni Luch, as Kiev keeps trying to cut the roads between Lugansk and Donetsk.<>
So I guess you missed this:
Ukraine troops surround Donetsk, rebel leader says
Ukrainian forces have seized a key town and are surrounding Donetsk, the largest insurgent-held city in eastern Ukraine, a top rebel commander said Saturday.
The statement by Igor Girkin, a former Russian special services officer, appeared to be a significant admission by the rebels that Ukrainian government forces are gaining the upper hand in the four-month-old fight.
He said the town of Krasnyi Luch, which lies on one of two main roads between Donetsk and the other rebel-held city of Luhansk, “has been taken by the enemy.”
tcr, you really need to keep up or events over there will overtake you and you will become irrelevant here.