“The Russian attack on northern Ukraine ended in a costly failure. Russia failed to implement its own principles of war,” the statement said.
In Britain, they believe that the reason for the defeat of the Russian Federation in the north was the limited combat readiness of many units that were spread over a large territory, the lack of sufficient support from artillery and combat aircraft.
Also, the British Ministry of Defense recalled that the Russian Federation mistakenly counted on a positive attitude of Ukrainians towards Russian troops.
“Now Russia has adopted a ‘strategy of attrition’ and is achieving slow and expensive gains in Donbas,” the ministry added.
1/2 Russia’s assault into northern Ukraine ended in a costly failure. Russia failed to implement its own principles of war. With the limited combat readiness of many units, it spread its forces too thinly without enough support from artillery and combat aircraft. pic.twitter.com/wujUf41NXd
— Ministry of Defence (@DefenceHQ) June 3, 2022
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