Russia to shift focus to capturing Donetsk region
Russia will shift the main focus of its war in Ukraine to trying to seize all of the Donetsk region after capturing neighbouring Luhansk, the Luhansk region's governor said on Monday.
Governor Serhiy Gaidai said that he expected the city of Sloviansk and the town of Bakhmut in particular to come under attack as Russia tries to take full control of what is known as the Donbas in eastern Ukraine.
Russia says it has established full control over the Luhansk region following a withdrawal by Ukrainian forces from the bombed-out city of Lysychansk.
On the loss of Lysychansk, Mr Gaidai said: "It hurts a lot, but it's not losing the war."
In his nightly address, Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, vowed to regain control over the area with the help of long-range Western weapons.
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