Russia is trying to take Bakhmut, but its plan is under threat due to the counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, lack of ammunition and manpower.
The Russian army continues its offensive in the Bakhmut district of the Donetsk region, but in the past three months it has captured only two settlements. This is stated in the report of the British Ministry of Defense, published on October 14.
It was noted that over the past three days, pro-Russian forces have conducted a tactical offensive in the direction of the city center of Bakhmut, Donetsk region.
“Parts of the 2nd army corps of the militia of the Luhansk region are likely to advance on the settlements of Opytnoe and Ivangrad south of the city. There are few, if any, other settlements captured by regular Russian forces or separatists since early July,” they emphasized. to British intelligence.
At the same time, according to the military, the forces are led by a private military company Wagner group“has achieved some success in Donbas”, and will probably continue to actively participate in the battles in Bakhmut.
“Russia probably sees the capture of Bakhmut as preparation for an offensive against the urban area of Kramatorsk-Slavyansk, which is the most important settlement in the Ukrainian-held Donetsk region. However, the overall operational plan is undermined by Ukrainian pressure on the northern and southern flanks of the Russian army, as well as severe shortages of ammunition and manpower,” the British Ministry of Defense summarized.
UK Department of Defense report on the situation in Ukraine
Earlier it was reported that the units of the Russian Federation in the Donbas are receiving orders to suspend the offensive due to the low morale and psychological state of the mobilized and many facts of desertion.
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Source: korrespondent
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