Russian Efforts to Capture Sloviansk and Kramatorsk Face Ukrainian Resistance

Russian efforts to capture the last two major cities in the Donbas, Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, are being complicated by successful Ukrainian counterattacks and logistical challenges. Ukrainian forces have repeatedly struck Russian supply lines and staging areas, slowing the advance. Analysts say the urban terrain and fortified positions in both cities make a quick Russian victory unlikely, and the fighting is expected to continue for weeks.