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Russia’s battlefield gains slow as Kremlin presses Donbas ultimatum — ISW
Moscow continues to demand that Ukrainian troops withdraw
from the parts of Donbas still under Ukrainian control as a condition for a
lasting ceasefire, even as Russian forces made slower gains in spring 2026 than
they did in 2025, when the Kremlin began pushing the ultimatum more
aggressively, the Institute for the Study of War said
in a May 8 analysis.
9 May, 07:00 PM