The Russian military has switched to long-term defense in most areas of the front line in Ukraine. However, even if Moscow succeeds in building these defensive lines, “its operational plan will remain vulnerable,” the report said. Friday assessment of the British Ministry of Defense.

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To regain the initiative, Russia will need to restore trained troops capable of countering Ukraine’s offensive and conducting its own large-scale offensive operations, according to British intelligence.

Currently, Russian forces in Ukraine are seriously undermanned and poorly trained, capable only of defensive operations, the British Ministry of Defense reports.

Russia may have increased its troop strength west of the Dnipro River through mobilized troops, but with “extremely low levels of equipment,” according to the British assessment.

In September 2022, Russian officers described the companies in the Kherson region as consisting of six to eight men each, while about 100 men were supposed to be deployed.

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