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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Peter Beaumont

What’s next for Ukraine after Russia’s Donbas offensive?

Smoke rises over the city of Sievierodonetsk.
Smoke rises over the city of Sievierodonetsk, which lies in a salient that has been attacked by Russian forces. Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images

The recent Russian advances in the Donbas lead to an inevitable question: whether the indiscriminate tactics the Kremlin deployed there will be a template for future offensives.

With reports of large numbers of troops, artillery and rocket launchers mustering across the border near the Russian city of Kursk – in an area that borders Ukraine’s Sumy province – it is an urgent issue.

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