Russia’s battle precedence: reorient items to strengthen southern Ukraine, UK says

A serviceman with a Russian flag on his uniform stands guard close to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Energy Plant in the middle of Ukraine-Russia battle exterior the Russian-controlled metropolis of Enerhodar within the Zaporizhzhia area, Ukraine August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

Aug 14 (Reuters) – Russia’s precedence over the previous week has doubtless been to reorient items to strengthen its marketing campaign southern Ukraine, British army intelligence mentioned on Sunday.

Ukraine and Russia have traded accusations over a number of incidents of shelling on the Zaporizhzhia facility in southern Ukraine. Russian troops captured the station early within the battle. learn extra

Russian-backed forces of the self-proclaimed Donetsk Folks’s Republic within the Donbas continued to try assaults to the north of Donetsk metropolis, in line with the intelligence replace.

Notably heavy preventing has targeted on the village of Pisky, close to the location of Donetsk Airport, the British Defence Ministry mentioned in its every day intelligence bulletin on Twitter.

Ukraine’s army command on Saturday mentioned “fierce preventing” continued in Pisky, an japanese village which Russia had earlier mentioned it had full management over. learn extra

UK additionally mentioned the Russian assault “doubtless” goals to safe the “M04 freeway”, the primary method to Donetsk from the west.

Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Enhancing by Michael Perry

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