Brutal war crimes, cities in ruins and soon seven million people fleeing. Several international leaders are gloomy about the continuation of the war in Ukraine.
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After 100 days of war, is now 19 percent of Ukraine under Russian control. Russia has intensified airstrikes in the Donbas to facilitate what British intelligence describes as a “sneaky advance” on the ground in the breakaway-controlled region in the east of the country.
The combination of massive airstrikes and shelling with artillery fire has given the Russians progress in recent times, according to the British Ministry of Defense’s report published on Saturday.
And now Russia has increased the use of weapons without control mechanisms, leading to even greater destruction and the danger of civilian casualties.
Kamper and Sievjerodonetsk
Despite the cautious Russian progress, the front lines are stable. IN the trenches holds tens of thousands of soldiers standing on each side.
The battle is currently over the besieged city Sievjerodonetsk in Luhansk Oblast, which is part of the Donbas. Russia is said to have sent new reserve forces here in an attempt to secure the city, according to the Ukrainian military.
Background: Putin can mobilize such great forces
Russia currently controls 72 percent of the Donbas region:
Little hope
Both Ukraine and Russia believe that they should be able to win the war.
But more and more international leaders point to these first 100 days will be replaced by 100 hundred, and 100 new ones thereafter – with all the tragedy that follows.
– This war will not have a winner. Instead, we have seen for 100 days what is lost: life, home, jobs and hope for the future, said UN Deputy Secretary-General Amin Awad on Friday.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has asked the West to steel itself for a “long war of exhaustion”.
– The Ukrainians pay a high price for defending their country on the battlefield. But we also see that Russia has big losses, he said on Thursday, after a meeting with President Joe Biden in Washington DC
Thought-provoking map
The independent Russian online newspaper Meduza has published several maps showing the area Russia has occupied in Ukraine – only transferred to another geographical area in Europe.
The maps were first shared Facebook by a man who wanted to convince his European friends of the extent of the occupation. The post has so far received 3,000 likes and been shared 12,000 times.
The maps have since gone viral Social Media:
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PS! The calculations on the maps in the gallery above have not been performed by VG, and may thus deviate somewhat from the situation on the ground.
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