Ukrainian and Russian-back separatists have been in a battle over the Donbas region for the last eight years. Michael O’Hanlon is a senior fellow and Research Director in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution. Oleksii Riabchyn is an adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine. For more:Russia appeared on Monday to launch its anticipated ground offensive in eastern Ukraine as Moscow stepped up missile and artillery strikes across the country in some of the broadest attacks in recent weeks. https://t.co/H8cQziUPrE — The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 19, 2022‘The battle for Donbas has begun’: Russia launches offensive in eastern Ukraine https://t.co/Uve67xiWbv — The Guardian (@guardian) April 19, 2022

Source: The Guardian April 20, 2022 19:13 UTC