Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to “secure” the occupied Crimea and Donbas regions, as well as establish a land corridor between these two areas, Sky News reports. According to the news agency, this summer Russia has focused its main efforts on securing the Donbas region. Despite significant losses suffered by Russian forces, Russia continues to advance slowly but steadily. For Ukrainian forces, Pokrovsk is a strategically important logistical and transport hub. Therefore, Putin knows that maintaining the momentum of the offensive is very challenging in winter, giving him 10-12 weeks to…