Russia plans to launch a new large-scale offensive within the next 10 days, targeting the entire Donbas region.
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Financial Times reports that Kyiv has obtained very solid intelligence of intent by Russia to launch a new attack within the next 10 days
The offensive will likely aim to capture the entire Donbas region and may begin in the west of Luhansk Oblast, near Kreminna and Lyman
Russia is building up troops in the south of Donetsk Oblast, with additional forces deployed to villages around occupied Mariupol
Ukrainian tank crews from the 1st Tank Brigade are using aging T-64 tanks and requesting modern battle tanks like M1 Abrams and additional munitions
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