The main goal is Donbas: in the intelligence of Britain assessed the opportunities of the Russian Federation in the new offensive

According to the department, the Russian command develops plans that require undercompleted and inexperienced units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to achieve unrealistic goals. Since the beginning of January 2023, Russia has been trying to restore a large -scale offensive in Ukraine. Its main operational goal is the full capture of the Donetsk region. This was reported by Britain's reconnaissance in the report for February 7.

The department noted that Russian troops manage to move forward only a few hundred meters a week. It is likely that the low potential of attacks is associated with a shortage of ammunition and maneuverable units that are necessary for successful offensive actions.

According to intelligence, Russian above command due to political and professional pressure, it is likely to develop plans that require undercompleted and inexperienced units of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to achieve unrealistic purposes. In addition, the Russian authorities will continue to require large -scale offensive. However, it is unlikely that the Russian Federation will increase the forces that can affect the war in the near future.

"It remains unlikely that Russia will be able to increase the forces needed to significantly affect the end of the war in the coming weeks," the British Defense Ministry noted. We will remind, on February 6, the Minister of Defense Alexei Reznikov said that during the new offensive of the Russian Federation will not try to take all Ukraine. According to him, the Russian Federation concentrated its troops in the south and east, where he would try to seize Donetsk, Lugansk and Zaporizhzhya regions.