That is according to a latest the U.K. Defense Ministry’s Defense Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine.
As the update states, an intense fighting continues to be focused in two sectors in southern Ukraine. "South of Orikhiv, the focus of Ukrainian assaults has been against Russia's 58th Combined Arms Army (58 CAA). 58 CAA is highly likely struggling with battle fatigue and attrition in forward-deployed regiments which have been in intense combat for over eight weeks," the update reads.
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According to the U.K. Defense Intelligence, further east, south of Velyka Novosilka, the defending Russian force is drawn from both the Eastern and Southern military districts, likely creating problems of co-ordination. Elements of the 5th Combined Army are likely to be under particular pressure, and probably also feel that they are long overdue for a rotation out of the front-line.
"Across the south, common problems for Russian commanders are highly likely to include shortage of artillery ammunition, a lack of reserves and problems securing the flanks of units in the defence," the U.K. Defense Intelligence concludes.
As Defense Express rported, the UK Defense Intelligence Said About Intensification of Combat Actions in Southern Ukraine. We also wrote, that Ukraine Successfully Undermined russian Logistics of the South.
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