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Are Russians Signaling a Withdrawal?
Important update: The White House has distanced itself from the Track 1.5 negotiations reported now by a third outlet. So let the Tweet speak for itself. I honestly hope this is the last time we have to deal with this:
There are multiple good news from the field today. The offensive is accelerating after months of shaping operations. I can now confirm (I knew this from Russian bloggers for over two days) that Russia has lost control of a critical hamlet on the way to Mariupol. This is about directing the supply chain and internal lines of communications for Russia.
Here is the post:
The Armed Forces liberated Staromayorske in Donetsk region
President Volodymyr Zelenskyi showed the corresponding video.
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Oh it gets bigger. Russians are no longer talking defeat of Ukrainian formations. They are entering into the kind of panic I am used to when withdrawals come. Here is a corresponding post to the above from the Russian perspective:
It is reported that the enemy captured Staromayorsky on the Vremyevsk ledge.