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Putin urges military pause after capturing Lysychansk

By Mike Brest
Published July 5, 2022 3:58pm ET
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Putin urges military pause after capturing Lysychansk
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, on Tuesday. (AP/RIA Novosti) | Alexei Druzhinin

Russian President Vladimir Putin urged military leaders to conduct an operational pause in Ukraine in recent days following the seizure of Lysychansk and the Luhansk Oblast border, according to the Institute for the Study of War.

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