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Russia’s summer offensive has largely stalled — except in Donbas, where Moscow keeps attacking as fiercely as ever. Dobropillia, Donetsk Oblast, is one of the clearest examples: unable to capture the city by ground assault, Russian forces have instead turned to artillery and airstrikes to level it. The Kyiv... show more

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