The war in Ukraine. British intelligence: Russian forces cannot attack, go to defense

As reported in the daily update of British intelligence, Russia probably replenished with mobilized reservists some of its units west of the Dnieper, which, however, had extremely low manning levels. In September, Russian officers described the companies in the Kherson sector as six to eight men each, while they should be around 100.

“In the last six weeks, there has been a clear shift by the Russian ground forces to a long-term, defensive posture in most areas of the frontline in Ukraine. This is probably due to a more realistic assessment that Ukraine, which has severe manpower shortages and poorly trained forces, is now only capable of defensive action, “the British Defense Ministry wrote on Twitter.

“Even if Russia succeeds in consolidating long-term defense lines in Ukraine, its operational project will remain vulnerable. To regain initiative, it will have to recreate a higher-quality, mobile force capable of dynamically countering Ukrainian breaches and conducting its own large-scale offensive operations.” the message.