Russia focused on controlling Donetsk and Luhansk - Ukraine army

Russian forces have focused their main efforts on an aggressive operation aimed at establishing complete control over the Donetsk and Luhansk

Russian forces have focused their main efforts on an aggressive operation aimed at establishing complete control over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Qazet.az reports according tothe General Staff of the Ukraine Armed Forces in its daily update.

There have also been continuous attacks in the eastern areas of the country, but without success, the update added

Russian forces are also continuing their efforts to storm Mariupol, one of the most heavily bombed and damaged cities in Ukraine. Ukrainian troops had been fending off attacks on the city for over forty days, the update said.