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During the six months of the war, the invaders failed to achieve their goals of capturing the whole of Ukraine. Now the morale in the Russian army is bad, because they are suffering losses.
Back in April, the Russian leadership returned to more modest goals in the east and south of Ukraine. This was stated by the British Ministry of Defense on August 24.
War is strategically harmful for Russia
Today marks the 31st anniversary of the Independence of Ukraine. Since 2014, dictator Putin has tried to use a combination of force and coercive diplomacy to increase and consolidate the influence of the seed in Ukraine and interfere in its sovereign affairs, the agency said.
British intelligence noted that Russia launched a full invasion to Ukraine six months ago to overthrow the government and occupy most of the country.
“In April, Russian leaders realized that this had failed and returned to more modest targets in eastern and southern Ukraine. The offensive in Donbass is making minimal progress, and Russia expects a major Ukrainian counterattack,” the intelligence agency stressed.
Besides, in operational terms, Russia is experiencing a lack of ammunition, equipment and personnel.Many parts of the army low morale.
Its (Russian Army – Channel 24) diplomatic power has been reduced and the long-term economic outlook is bleak. Six months later, the war for Russia turned out to be expensive and strategically harmful. – added in the department.
Russia is not advancing at the front
Last week, only minimal changes occurred on the front line. This testifies to the ability of Russia to carry out only local attacks with limited forces.
This was stated by British intelligence officers. They added that in the Donbass, after a slight advance since the beginning of August, Russian troops approached the outskirts of Bakhmut, but had not yet entered the settlement. .
“In the southwest, neither Ukrainian nor Russian forces have advanced to the Kherson front line. However, intensifying explosions behind Russian lines are likely to burden Russian logistics and air bases in the South,” British intelligence added. .
