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Ukraine’s defense of Mariupol has also exhausted many Russian units - British Intelligence

25 April 2022 09:50 (UTC +04:00)

Russia’s ministry of defence has suggested compensation for the families of dead servicemen be overseen by military rather than civilian officials, the UK’s Ministry of Defence has written in its latest intelligence update, APA reports citing The Guardian.

“This likely reflects a desire to hide the true scale of Russia’s losses from the domestic population,” it wrote.

It also said Russia’s decision to besiege rather than attack Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant “means many Russian units remain fixed in the city and cannot be redeployed. Ukraine’s defence of Mariupol has also exhausted many Russian units and reduced their combat effectiveness.”

In the Donbas meanwhile, Russia had made”minor advances” since shifting its focus to the region but, the update noted, “without sufficient logistical and combat support enablers in place, Russia has yet to achieve a significant breakthrough”.