Russian army being ordered to advance in most sectors, but it lacks combat power, says UK intelligence
The occupiers did not gather enough forces for an operational breakthrough (Photo:REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko)
The current operational picture suggests that Russian forces are being given orders to advance in most sectors, but they have not massed sufficient offensive combat power on any one axis to achieve a decisive effect, the UK’s Ministry of Defense wrote on Twitter on Feb. 14.
According to UK intelligence, in the last three days, Wagner Group mercenaries have almost certainly made further small gains around the northern outskirts of the contested Donbas town of Bakhmut, including into the village of Chervona Hora.
However, according to the MoD, an organized Ukrainian defense continues in the area. The tactical Russian advance to the south of the town has likely made little progress.
In addition, in the north, in the Kreminna-Svatove sector of Luhansk Oblast, Russian forces are making continuous offensive efforts, though each local attack remains on too small a scale to achieve a significant breakthrough.
“Russia likely aims to reverse some of the gains Ukrainian forces made over September-November 2022: there is a realistic possibility that their immediate goal is to advance west to the Zherebets River,” the ministry said in its daily summary.
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