The Ukrainian defenders of the Donbas region continue to defy predictions – not to mention Moscow – by clinging onto territory though a mixture of stubborn defensive fighting and a new diversionary tactic. The defenders have successfully drawn the attackers into street combat – a particularly lethal format of fighting that favors dug-in defenders – […]
Severodonetsk: ‘A battle worth losing’
Kiev’s stubbornness and diversions grapple with Moscow’s bite-and-hold strategy
