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​The UK Defense Intelligence: Ukraine Bolsters Defenses as russian Advance Stalls

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Illustrative photo / screenshot from video
Illustrative photo / screenshot from video

Improved defenses, including dragon’s teeth and trenches, reflect Ukrainian pivot to a more defensive posture against limited russian attacks

In recent weeks, Ukraine has mobilized a concerted effort to improve field fortifications as its forces pivot to a more defensive posture along much of the front line, the UK Defense Intelligence reports.

This follows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s calls, from late November 2023, for faster fortification in key sectors. In one part of the project, Ukraine has worked to improve defenses along its border with Belarus with dragon’s teeth, razor wire and anti-tank ditches as of mid-December 2023.

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Improved defenses, including dragon’s teeth and trenches, reflect Ukrainian pivot to a more defensive posture against limited russian attacks / open source

Russia continues local offensive options in several sectors, but individual attacks are rarely above platoon size. A major russian breakthrough is unlikely and overall, the front is characterized by stasis.

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