Russian troops, led by the Wagner Group paramilitary unit, have failed in recent weeks to make significant gains in their offensives around Bakhmut.
Russia is probably seeking to target areas in the eastern Donetsk region that it doesn't already control as part of an effort to divert Ukrainian troops from the embattled city of Bakhmut, according to an assessment by the British Ministry of Defence.
The latest British intelligence update on the conflict, which began on February 24, 2022, suggests Russia is moving to change tactics amid a nearly six-month long push to take Bakhmut, which has been one of the hottest spots of the war. A Ukrainian tank drives down a street in the heavily damaged town of Siversk which is situated near the front lines with Russia on January 21, 2023, in Siversk, Ukraine. Russia stepped up its offensive in the Donetsk region in the new year, with the region's Kyiv-appointed governor accusing Russia of using scorched-earth tactics.paramilitary unit, have failed in recent weeks to make any operationally significant gains in their offensives around Bakhmut.
The U.K.'s defense ministry said on Tuesday that Russian commanders are likely"aiming to develop a new axis of advance into Ukrainian-held Donetsk Oblast, and to divert Ukrainian forces from the heavily contested Bakhmut sector." In the last three days, Russia has probably developed its probing attacks around the towns of Pavlivka and Vuhledar into a more"concerted assault," the ministry said.Find out more about the UK government's response:
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