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Russian forces have seized the city of Kreminna in eastern Ukraine, a sign the ""battle for Donbas"" has well and truly begun as Russia shifts focus to claim Ukraine's industrial heartlands.
If successful, the Donbas offensive would give Russian President Vladimir Putin a much needed victory, following the failure to capture Kyiv.
A Russian triumph in the Donbas region has strip Ukraine of its industrial assets, such as mines, metals plants, and heavy-equipment manufacturing facilities.
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Serhiy Volyna, who is among Ukrainian marines defending Mariupol from Russian advances, has warned his troops are facing their 'last days, if not hours'.