According to the most recent British defense intelligence update, Ukrainian forces repelled “numerous attempted advances” by Russian forces on the Donbas line of control on Tuesday, as Moscow’s shelling and attacks in the area “continued to increase.”
Environment, logistical, and technical challenges continue to hinder Russian progress, as does the tenacity of the highly motivated Ukrainian armed forces.
Russian forces have not been able to “stamp out resistance” in Mariupol, despite several “indiscriminate” attacks, which is “indicative of their failure to achieve their aims as quickly as they would like,” it added
