A military expert, Colonel (Rtd) Oleh Zhdanov has said another surge of military activity in Donbas is possible after a relative decrease in intensity during the World Cup and with the approach of the anniversary of Ukraine’s independence.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
UNIAN: Expert predicts when Putin may intensify aggression in Donbas
Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a speech during the opening ceremony of the road-and-rail Crimean Bridge over the Kerch Strait on May 15, 2018.Vladimir Putin inaugurated the 19 kilometres (12 miles) bridge consisting of parallel road and railway sections that link southern Russia to the Crimean peninsula which was annexed from Ukraine in 2014, a highly symbolic project he has personally championed. Built at a cost of 228 billion rubles ($3.69 billion), the new structure connects the southern Krasnodar region with the Crimean city of Kerch, spanning a strait between the Black Sea and the Azov Sea. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Alexander NEMENOV
