Having abandoned its overambitious plans to take all of Ukraine, Moscow has reverted to its tried-and-true methods – more reminiscent of World War I than modern warfare – to slowly gain ground in the east
Less than two weeks after the fall of Mariupol, the eastern port city that became a symbol of resistance against the invading Russian army, Ukraine faces another major military setback. On Tuesday, the military governor of Severodonetsk said that most of the city, in the Luhansk region, had been captured by the Russians.