# Russia inflicting serious damage on Ukraine in Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, expert says

https://mins.news/en/item/74727

- TASS, 2026-09-25 23:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2193169

> Military expert Andrey Marochko says Russian forces are conducting preparations for combat operations in Sloviansk and Kramatorsk while inflicting serious damage on Ukrainian troops there. He says an assault on the eastern borders of the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration could begin after the contact line is stabilized and Mykolaivka, east of Sloviansk, is cleared.

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