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Sam Truelove

Russian army chief says war will focus on east Ukraine in first sign of scaling back

A Russian army chief has claimed that the first phase of the country's invasion of Ukraine is "complete" - but also signalled that the aims of the invasion may be scaling back.

Kremlin troops are shifting their focus on completely "liberating" eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, it's claimed.

The country's defence ministry said on Friday it has "liberated" 93 per cent of the territory of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, and 54 per cent of the Donetsk region - the two areas that jointly make up the Donbass.

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