The last maneuvers of the Russian army in the east of Ukraine show that the seizure of Donbass became the priority task of the Russian command. The Russian BBC Service writes that this opinion came to the Pentagon.
According to the report, the most active promotion is observed in the Kharkiv region. Over the past weekend, Russian units have overcome five kilometers deep into territories southeast raisins.
The US military believe that the focus of the Russian army in the Donbass can have three explanations: the intention to hire a part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area and prevent them from moving to other sections of hostilities; Acquisition of a powerful trump card for future negotiations; The general change of military strategy, since no attempts to attack the Kyiv Russian troops are still not undertaken.
According to Pentagon, Russian troops are located 15-20 km from the center of Kyiv North-west of the Ukrainian capital and 55 km from the city center in the East.