With the fall of Slovyansk, Kramatorsk and Druzhkivka last week, Russian rebels in the Ukraine are preparing for a last stand in the town of Donetsk.
Slovyansk was taken by artillery and air force and the city is in ruins. But Donetsk has a population of a million and is the industrial heartland of the Ukraine. While, Ukraine's President promises to continue the liquidation of the "terrorists," Donetsk will be a tougher nut to crack without using heavy weapons.
President Putin is under heavy pressure to intervene and the decision will come in the next two weeks. It depends on how long Donetsk holds out.
The rebels suffered heavy casualties last week in their retreat from Slovyansk.
Monday, July 7, 2014
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