UK intelligence: Targeting of officials to exacerbate already significant challenges facing Russian army

In the Donbas, Russian forces will likely focus on taking several small towns during the coming weeks, including Siversk and Dolyna, reported from the UK Ministry of Defense.

It was noted that the urban areas of Slovyansk and Kramatorsk likely remain the principal objectives for this phase of the operation.

The UK intelligence consider that Russia continues to seek to undermine the legitimacy of the Ukrainian state and consolidate its own governance and administrative control over occupied parts of Ukraine.

"Anti-Russian sentiment in occupied Ukraine is leading to Russian and pro-Russian officials being targeted... The targeting of officials is likely to escalate, exacerbating the already signficant challenges facing the Russian occupiers and potentially increasing the pressure on already reduced military and security formations," the UK intelligence said.





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