The Russian attack on several fronts in one map

February 24 2022March 8, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Russian attack 2022, War, Ukraine

(B2) A map released by British intelligence illustrates the tactics followed by the Russians.

Four groups are in action: the South group aims to secure the Donbass, while another part of the South group with parachute troops launches an assault on Kherson and probably Odessa, from Crimea. The Center group has penetrated via Belarus and is moving on both sides of the Dnieper (right bank and left bank) to reach Kiev, while the Western group is targeting Kharkiv.

At least 57 Ukrainians (civilian and military) were killed during this first day of offensive and 169 were injured according to the Minister of Health, Victor Lyashko, quoted by the Kyiv Independent.

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Nicolas Gros Verheyde

Chief editor of the B2 site. Graduated in European law from the University of Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne and listener to the 65th session of the IHEDN (Institut des Hautes Etudes de la Défense Nationale. Journalist since 1989, founded B2 - Bruxelles2 in 2008. EU/NATO correspondent in Brussels for Sud-Ouest (previously West-France and France-Soir).