The situation in the frontline city in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, has 'radically changed,' a Ukrainian soldier said, after Russia sent paramilitary fighters.
, a shadowy paramilitary outfit, and operatives from the Main Directorate of the Russian General Staff .
These military personnel are then often able to"approach Ukrainian positions without detection," the ISW said. Buildings from which Ukrainian forces are operating are also being identified and destroyed by Russian troops, the soldier added.
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