“In the last two weeks, Russia has likely redeployed major elements of the VDV (airborne forces) to the Donetsk and Luhansk fronts in the Donbas,” the U.K. Defense Ministry said in its daily intelligence update posted on Twitter.
As the British intelligence states, from September to October, most of the severely weakened units of russia’s airborne forces’ units were dedicated to the defence of russian-held territory west of the Dnipro River in Kherson region.
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According to the U.K. Defense Ministry’s Defense Intelligence update, some of the units have likely been reinforced with mobilised reservists but with no profits for russians. “Although these poorly trained personnel will dilute VDV’s supposedly elite capability, Russia will likely still allocate these units to sectors deemed especially important,” British intelligence estimates.
“Potential operational tasks for the VDV include supporting the defence of the Kremina-Svatove area in Luhansk Oblast or reinforcing offensive operations against the Donetsk Oblast town of Bakhmut,” the British intelligence concludes.
As Defense Express reported earlier, UK Intelligence Stated that russia Concerned On Threats to Novorssiysk Naval Base From Ukraine.
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