Russian aircraft took off from the area after the explosions in occupied Mariupol.
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Russian aircraft took off the ground after the explosions.
Russia may be rushing to launch an offensive in Donetsk Oblast in an unrealistic timeframe and likely without sufficient combat power.
Russian forces have only been able to gain several hundred meters of territory per week since early January due to munitions shortages and a lack of maneuver units.
Russian forces are unlikely to build up the combat power to impact the war's outcome while continuing to order unrealistic and wide advances.
People have been leaving more actively in Ukraine-controlled Donetsk Oblast amid reports of a potential resumption of large-scale Russian offensive.
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