Intelligence update
London: Heavy losses on both sides in the Ukraine war
A Ukrainian tank is advancing towards a position in Bakhmut. Intense fighting is still going on around Bakhmut. photo
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Many people are currently dying in the intense fighting in Ukraine – on both sides. That emerges from the daily report of British secret services.
According to estimates by British secret services, both the Ukrainian and the Russian side are currently suffering heavy losses in the fierce fighting in Ukraine. This emerges from a report by the British Ministry of Defence. In the past few days, Russian troops have probably suffered their heaviest losses since the battle for the city of Bakhmut in March, it said. The ministry did not estimate the number of victims.
Accordingly, the most intense fighting is taking place in Zaporizhia Oblast, in the west of Donetsk Oblast and around Bakhmut. “In all of these areas, Ukraine remains on the offensive and has made small advances,” it said. In the south, on the other hand, Russia often manages relatively successful “defensive missions”. The Ministry of Defense has published a report every day since the start of Russia’s war of aggression against the neighboring country almost 16 months ago. Moscow accuses London of disinformation.