Intense fighting continues in the south of Ukraine. However, over recent weeks, russia has continued to expend significant effort building defensive lines deep in rear areas, especially on the approaches to temporarily occupied Crimea, the UK Defense Intelligence reports.
This includes an extensive zone of defenses of 9 km in length, 3.5 km north of the town Armyansk, on the narrow bridge of land connecting Crimea to the Kherson region.
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These elaborate defenses highlight the russian command’s assessment that Ukrainian forces are capable of directly assaulting Crimea.
According to the UK Defense Intelligence Russia continues to see maintaining control of the peninsula as a top political priority.
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