Over the past days, I get a sense that #Russian forces are far more focused on the area between Severdonetsk and Popasna than the front south of Izyum.
This is notable as this is the last remaining area under Ukrainian control in the Luhansk Province.
This also follows several ground attacks against the Azovstal Plant - the last remaining Ukrainian-controlled area in Mariupol - so there is a bit of a pattern here.
I am wondering if Moscow isn't shifting its focus and trying to "lock in" some areas, so as to portray its offensive as successful.
Israeli PM Naftali Bennett says Russian President Putin apologised for Russian foreign minister's Hitler remarks
I don't want to exagerate this, but this does go with the argument I made last month, that Israel has a lot more leeway than it thinks to stand with Ukraine (and should) jpost.com/opinion/articl…
The Russian readout, however, does not mention that apology, and appears to suggest Bennett only highlighted the Soviet contribution to the defeat of Nazism kremlin.ru/events/preside…