Russia is amassing 100,000 troops ahead of a potential summer offensive, the commander of Ukraine’s ground forces said on Friday.
To prepare for the potential assault, Ukraine has started withdrawing some brigades to restore their combat capability, Pavliuk continued.
The think tank the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said that Russia appeared to be continuing consistent offensive operations throughout eastern Ukraine in a bid to retain the “initiative” in the conflict.
Pavliuk noted that Russia was committing its resources in the directions of Avdiivka, Lyman, and Bakhmut, all in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.
The UK Ministry of Defence previously said in an intelligence update that Russia was averaging nearly 1,000 casualties per day in Ukraine in February, the highest since the war began.
The department said on Thursday that while Russia was continuing to make minor gains, its advances have slowed in recent weeks, likely due to the significant losses its forces suffered in the campaign to take Avdiivka.
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Russia is amassing 100,000 troops ahead of a potential summer offensive, the commander of Ukraine’s ground forces said on Friday.
To prepare for the potential assault, Ukraine has started withdrawing some brigades to restore their combat capability, Pavliuk continued.
The think tank the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said that Russia appeared to be continuing consistent offensive operations throughout eastern Ukraine in a bid to retain the “initiative” in the conflict.
Pavliuk noted that Russia was committing its resources in the directions of Avdiivka, Lyman, and Bakhmut, all in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.
The UK Ministry of Defence previously said in an intelligence update that Russia was averaging nearly 1,000 casualties per day in Ukraine in February, the highest since the war began.
The department said on Thursday that while Russia was continuing to make minor gains, its advances have slowed in recent weeks, likely due to the significant losses its forces suffered in the campaign to take Avdiivka.
The original article contains 310 words, the summary contains 161 words. Saved 48%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!