The day before, DeepState analysts reported: Putin's troops are trying to raze Vuhledar in Donetsk region to the ground – the situation in the city is quite critical and continues to deteriorate.
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As NBN reports with reference to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the occupation of Ugledar is unlikely to provide the “second army of the world” with any specific operational advantage that would facilitate a further offensive in the west of Donetsk Oblast.
According to the assessments of experts from the Institute for the Study of War, the “liberators” have approached the outskirts of Ugledar. In addition, the Russian-invading army is additionally seeking to advance on the north-eastern flank of the city from Vodyanoye and the south-western flank from Prechistovka, apparently in order to encircle the Defense Forces of our country.
Putin's army is expected to capture all of Vuhledar, but how quickly or easily it can do so appears to depend in part on the decisions of the Ukrainian General Staff. In particular, it may be difficult for the Russian army to capture Vuhledar, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been fortifying for the past two years.
ISW believes that Vuhledar is not a particularly important logistical hub, since the occupiers already control most of the main roads through the city. Thus, the probable control of Vuhledar will not provide Russian forces with a favorable springboard for launching subsequent offensive operations in other parts of western Donetsk.
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Earlier we wrote about ISW explaining why Putin changed his mind about conducting another wave of mobilization in the Russian Federation.