Russian forces are conducting “high-risk” maneuvers that show their military leaders are under pressure to make progress in their operations in eastern Ukraine, according to the situation. British newspaper, after a battalion was wiped out while attempting to cross the river.
Footage released by Ukrainian forces appears to show several burned-out military vehicles and sections of a bridge partially submerged in a river in the Donbas region.
The images showed many damaged or abandoned vehicles, including tanks, in the woods and on the road leading to the river.
The British Ministry of Defense said the footage showed Russia lost almost its entire battalion and the pontoon bridging equipment deployed across the river Siverskyi Donets west of Severodonetsk.
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In its latest update on the situation on the ground in Ukraine, the Defense Ministry said Russia had not made “any significant progress” despite the withdrawal and redeployment of units from central and northern regions. Ukraine to the east of the war-torn country.
“Russia is investing significant efforts in the vicinity of Izium and Severodonetsk in an attempt to achieve a breakthrough towards Sloviansk and Kramatorsk,” it said.
“The main objective on this axis is to encircle Ukrainian forces in the Joint Forces Operations area, isolating them from the support or reinforcement of units in the western part of the country.”
It added: “Performing river crossings in a highly contested environment is a high-risk operation and speaks to the pressure Russian commanders are under to make progress in their operations.” in eastern Ukraine.”
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It is the latest setback on the battlefield for the invading forces after Ukraine on Thursday claimed a Russian navy logistics ship near Snake Island in the Black Sea was set on fire as a result of a Ukrainian attack.
Satellite images taken by US-based company Maxar Technologies show the aftermath of what it believes may have been missile attacks on Russia’s Serna-class lander near the island. .
A satellite image shows a Russian Serna-class lander and a possible contrast missile near Snake Island, Ukraine. Pic: Maxar Technologies via Reuters
Russia is focusing on “liberating” Donbas as part of a “special military operation” after encountering stiff Ukrainian resistance in the north.
Russian-backed separatists control parts of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions that together make up the Donbas, and Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants it completely in pro-Russian hands.
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