That is according to a latest the U.K. Defense Ministry’s Defense Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine, The Guardian reports.
As the U.K. Defense Intelligence states, the russian leadership “highly likely continues to search for ways to meet the high number of personnel required to resource any future major offensive in Ukraine.
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"russian authorities are likely keeping open the option of another round of call-ups under the ‘partial mobilisation’. On 22 January 2023, media reported that Russian border guards were preventing dual passport holding Kyrgyz migrant workers from leaving Russia, telling the men that their names were on mobilisation lists," the U.K. Defense Ministry’s Defense Intelligence update reads.
As the update notes, "separately, on 23 January 2023, Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that the decree on ‘partial mobilisation’ continues to remain in force, claiming the decree remained necessary for supporting the work of the Armed Forces. Observers had questioned why the measure had not been formally rescinded".
The U.K. Defense Intelligence estimates, that russian authorities are struglin to minimise domestic dissent.
"The Russian leadership highly likely continues to search for ways to meet the high number of personnel required to resource any future major offensive in Ukraine, while minimising domestic dissent," the U.K. Defense Ministry’s Defense Intelligence update underline.
As Defense Express reported, the UK Defense Intelligence said Makiivka attack death toll far higher than moscow acknowledged. We also wrote, that Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence stated that russia preparing for long war.
Read more: Ukraine’s General Staff Operational Report: russians Attacking Populated Areas, Targeted Kharkiv, Civilians Suffered
