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Russians appear to shift focus away from Kyiv amid war on Ukraine

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UKRAINE - Russian forces in Ukraine appear to have shifted their focus from a ground offensive aimed at Kyiv, the capital, to instead prioritizing what Moscow calls liberation of the contested Donbas region in the country's industrial east, officials said Friday, suggesting a new phase of the war.It appeared too early to know whether this meant President Vladimir Putin had scaled back his ambitions in Ukraine, but Russian military moves this week indicate a recognition of the surprisingly stout Ukrainian resistance.Putin's forces are under great strain in many parts of the country, and the United States and other countries are accelerating their transfer of arms and supplies to Ukraine.

In recent days, U.S. officials have said they see evidence of Ukrainian defenders going on the offensive in a limited way in some areas.Putting a positive face on it all, the deputy chief of the Russian general staff said his forces had largely achieved the "main objectives" of the first phase of what Moscow calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine.

Col. Gen. Sergei Rudskoi said Russian forces had "considerably reduced" the combat power of the Ukrainian military, and as a result Russian troops could "focus on the main efforts to achieve the main goal, liberation of Donbas."A residential building damaged by a missile on February 25, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Yesterday, Russia began a large-scale attack on Ukraine, with Russian troops invading the country from the north, east and south, accompanied by air strikes and shelli A month of fighting has left Russian forces stalled in much of the country, including on their paths toward Kyiv.

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