Conquer one small town at a time, because the tactics of the Russians in the Donbass have changed

LONDON – Conquering one city at a time, rather than advancing across the front: this seems to be the new tactic of the Russian forces in Ukraine. The Moscow army focuses specifically on Severodonetsk, the largest city in Donbass still in the hands of Ukrainian forces, where after weeks of intense bombing a street-by-street, house-to-house battle is now underway.