British analysts point to Russia's inability to capture any planned city.
Successful counterattack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Kharkiv and the withdrawal of Russian troops from Kharkiv Oblast is a tacit acknowledgment of Russia's inability to seize key Ukrainian cities, where they expected little resistance from the public, according to a morning report by British intelligence analysts.
It is noted that Ukrainian troops continue to counterattack north of Kharkiv, repelling towns and villages in the direction of the Russian border. At the same time, the concentration of Russian priorities in Donbass has made the grouping of Russian troops in the Kharkiv region vulnerable to mobile and highly motivated Ukrainian counter-offensive forces.
from the region to reorganize and replenish their forces after heavy losses, “- say British analysts.
According to them, after the restoration, these forces will probably be deployed on the east bank of the Seversky Donets River to strengthen the protection of the western flank of Russia's main forces and the main supply routes for operations in the Izyum region.
Latest Defense Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 12 May 2022
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