"The 'special military operation' continues and will continue until we've achieved all objectives laid out at the beginning," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, using the government's description of its military campaign in Ukraine since it deployed troops in the country in February.
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Yet the Russian pullback from cities like Izium and Kupiansk widely considered key transportation and logistics hubs essential to the success of the Russian campaign in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region have prompted some government loyalists to openly question the Kremlin's strategy.
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