British intelligence says Russia has control of a strategic town in the Donbass . region

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 The latest updates on the conflict situation in eastern Ukraine have been given by British intelligence officials.


According to the latest intelligence from the British Ministry of Defense on May 28, the Russian army may have captured almost the entire town of Lyman, a town with a strategically important position in eastern Ukraine. .


The town of Lyman is known as the junction of the arterial railway lines in Eastern Ukraine and the crossing point for road and rail bridges over the Donets River.


"In the coming days, Russian units in the area will most likely conduct a river crossing. For now, the main Russian effort may remain concentrated 40 km to the east, around the Sieverodonetsk region. Still, capturing the bridges at Lyman would give Russia a major advantage in the next phase of the Donbas offensive, when the Russian military will likely seek to penetrate key Ukrainian cities. held in the Donbass region", the British Ministry of Defense report said.


On the Ukrainian side, the country's officials have acknowledged that the defense in the East is facing many difficulties against the aggressive offensive power of the Russian army. Officials close to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have revealed the possibility of withdrawing troops from the east to limit losses.


In the face of fierce fighting in the East, President Zelensky and many senior leaders of this country have repeatedly called on allied countries to provide more heavy weapons such as main battle tanks, systems. multiple launch rocket systems and anti-aircraft missiles. In response to this call, sources close to the US government said that US President Joe Biden had approved the aid of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) to the Ukrainian army.


With a range of 70 to 500km depending on ammunition type and the ability to carry satellite-guided missiles, the M31 system was seen as an obsession with enemy infantry vitality. Experts say that the M31 multiple rocket launcher can help the Ukrainian army a lot in suppressing the superior firepower of Russian forces in the conflict area in the east of the country.


It is known that on May 26, Denis Pushilin, the head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, backed by Russia, revealed information that a referendum on the possibility of joining the Russian Federation would be held. organized if the Russian army gains control of the entire Donbass and Lugansk regions.

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