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​The UK Defense Intelligence Hints That russia is in Fear of Ukraine’s Offensive in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and In Luhansk Oblast as Well

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The Ukrainian Armed Forces are preparing to liberate the territories seized by Russia and will do so soon
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are preparing to liberate the territories seized by Russia and will do so soon

A major Ukrainian breakthrough in Zaporizhzhia would seriously challenge the viability of Russia’s ‘land bridge’ linking Russia’s Rostov region and Crimea; Ukrainian success in Luhansk would further undermine Russia’s professed war aim of ‘liberating’ the Donbas

That is according to a latest the U.K. Defense Ministry’s Defense Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine.

According to the ministry, maintaining strong defense in Zaporizhia and Luhansk oblasts remains critically important for the Russian leadership, despite the current operational focus on central Donbas.

This is demonstrated by continued construction of defensive fortifications in Zaporizhzhia and Luhansk oblasts and deployments of personnel, the UK Defense Intelligence states.

"As of 07 February 2023, open source imagery indicated Russia had likely further bolstered defensive fortifications in central Zaporizhzhia Oblast, southern Ukraine, particularly near the town of Tarasivka. As of 08 January 2023, Russia had established defensive fortifications between the towns of Vasilyvka and Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia Oblast," the U.K. Defense Ministry’s Defense Intelligence update reads.

The russians are building capital fortifications in the Berdyansk district, Zaporizhzhia Oblas, The UK Defense Intelligence Hints That russia is in Fear of Ukraine’s Offensive in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and In Luhansk Oblast as Well, Defense Express
The russians are building capital fortifications in the Berdyansk district, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, but they are unlikely to help them...

A significant breakthrough by Ukrainian troops in Zaporizhzhia Oblast would "seriously challenge" the viability of the Russian "land bridge" connecting its Rostov region and occupied Crimea, the ministry wrote in its latest intelligence update.

Meanwhile, Ukraine's success in Luhansk Oblast would "further undermine" Russia's declared military goal of capturing all of the Donbas region.

The russia has a seriose problem in choosing what direction to give a priority.

The UK Defense Intelligence Hints That russia is in Fear of Ukraine’s Offensive in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and In Luhansk Oblast as Well, Defense Express

"Deciding which of these threats to prioritize countering is likely one of the central dilemmas for Russian operational planners," 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.