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Russian Army: "The main tasks of the first stage of the operation have been completed." That the first phase of its military campaign in Ukraine was over and troops will now focus on the complete "liberation" of the country's eastern Donbas region. climb down? @Rimmy_Downunder/1500376975810375683
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Sergei Rudskoi, chief of the Main Operational Directorate, General Staff: "The combat potential of Ukraine's armed forces has been significantly reduced, which allows (us) — I emphasise once again — to focus our main efforts on achieving the main goal — the liberation of Donbas."
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Much of Donbas remains in Ukrainian hands, so even this shift signals further invasion and war. / Map from @War_Mapper @War_Mapper/1507146136422866954