Russia may be temporarily easing its offensive in Ukraine as its military attempts to reassemble forces for a renewed assault, foreign analysts say. It said Russian military units involved in combat in Ukraine were being given time to rest. Pro-Russian separatists have fought Ukrainian forces and controlled much of the Donbas for eight years. Putin on Monday claimed victory in Luhansk, the other province constituting the Donbas, after Ukrainian forces withdrew from the last city they controlled there. The Ukrainian military said Thursday that Russian forces also carried out shelling and helicopter strikes in the Sumy region in the northeast.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 07, 2022 19:00 UTC