In and the fresh the intelligence updatewhich the British Ministry of Defense publishes in the morning hours daily, they write that the fierce fighting between Russia and Ukraine continues in the city of Sievjerodonetsk in the Donbas region in the east of the country.
In an update earlier this week, the British Ministry of Defense described the situation in Sevierodonetsk as “extremely difficult” for both the Ukrainian forces and civilians left in the area.
Both parties seem to be willing to continue the “intense fight in the Donbas”, they write on Sunday.
But the British also believe that Ukraine has probably experienced desertion in recent weeks – that is, that people have withdrawn from the service.
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Must refuse to obey
However, it should be in the Russian ranks that one finds the biggest problems with the soldiers’ morale. British intelligence describes Russian morality as “particularly problematic”.
According to the intelligence service, there have been cases where entire units of Russian forces have refused to obey orders from their leaders, in addition to which there continue to be cases of armed conflicts between leaders and troops.
– Russian personnel of all degrees are probably still confused about the goals of the war. Problems with the morale of the Russian forces are probably so significant that it leads to restrictions on Russia’s ability to achieve operational goals, writes the British Ministry of Defense, according to Sky News.
