Day 101 Of War On Ukraine: Battle For Cities In The East Shows Putin Won't Give Up Russia's Gains

The war on Ukraine has reached its 101st day and images of cities in ruins, people fleeing their homes and news of the embattled Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky pleading Ukraine’s western allies continue to flood people’s screens across the globe.

The battle now is fought in eastern and southeastern Ukraine, showing signs that Russian president Vladimir Putin is determined to see the return of Novorossiya ? largely ignoring that the fighting in those regions have lost their biggest cities which were once major ports and key centers of global trade.

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The city is also of strategic importance ? along with neighboring Lysychansk ? as they are still controlled by Kyiv and establishing control would mean that Ukraine would face a major loss as it would cut them off from the eastern and southeastern Ukraine’s major regions while allowing Kremlin to bring in reinforcements and prepare a new plan.

What Russia could also be seeking is to control fertilizer and chemical plants which export materials which meet global agricultural and industrial needs.

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After 100 days, it is increasingly becoming clear that Vladimir Putin is walking back on his promise that he made on February 26 when he launched the ‘so-called’ military operation in Ukraine to ‘denazify’ the nation.

Now, Russia is refusing to let go of the regions it has captured, news agency Associated Press said in a report.

The report also pointed out that ruble is now an official currency in the southern Kherson region as Kherson remains under Russian control.

This shows that Russia after failing to install a pro-Kremlin government in Kyiv, not only changed their main objective but now will not give up military gains in order to save face in front of the pro-Putin groups in Moscow and elsewhere in Russia. Ukraine and its western allies know that Putin has to be stopped but after 101 days of war, the possibility of that happening is bleak as Russian forces are fighting to complete their latest objective ? capture Sievierodonetsk.

(with inputs from Associated Press, The Guardian and Frontline)

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