Russia after the final seizure of Mariupol will transfer strength on the offensive in the Donbass, the British Ministry of Defense reports on Twitter.
“, in all likelihood, 1.7 thousand Ukrainian military who defended the Azovstal plant in Mariupol surrendered. An unknown number of Armed Forces of Ukraine remain on the territory of the enterprise,” British intelligence reports.
Intelligence believes that Ukrainian resistance in Mariupol has led to the fact that Russian troops in this area should be seriously re -equipped for effective relocation. And it can be a rather long process. “However, the Russian command is under pressure from the need to achieve operational goals. This means that Russia will probably quickly redistribute its forces without proper preparation, which is fraught with further exhaustion of forces,” the statement said.