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Russia Makes Fresh Advances in Ukraine

    Above: Ukrainian infantrymen from the 126th Territorial Defense Brigade train in the Kherson region, Ukraine, on April 16, 2024. Image copyright: Libkos/Contributor/Getty Images News via Getty Images

    The Facts

    • Russian forces continued to make territorial advances over the past day of fighting in Ukraine, analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said Thursday.

    • ISW, a US military think tank that tracks battlefield progress in the war, said: "Russian forces continue to make slow, steady advances in the Pokrovsk direction" of Donetsk — a strategically important city west of Avdiivka that serves as a Ukrainian military transport hub.


    The Spin

    Russian advances are taking place in Ukraine because the country's defenders have insufficient weapons and equipment. The West must speed up shipments and lift the restrictions on long-range weapons.

    The roots of the Ukraine conflict stem from trying to turn the country into a force to weaken Russia. As long as that aim continues, so too will Russia's Special Military Operation, as well as its associated military gains.


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