It may well be that the fighting for northern #Donbas will be the fiercest of the entire Central Military District. For the Kyiv regime, holding the Slovyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration is not only a military but also a political goal. Ukrainian formations have been strengthening their defensive lines in this sector since 2014. The advantageous location of Slovyansk and #Kramatorsk, as major industrial hubs with an extensive network of industrial zones