Russian forces are holding 52,000 soldiers heading towards Bakhmut, said Illa Yevlash, spokesperson for the Eastern Grouping of Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In addition to thousands of soldiers, the Russians also have 150 artillery systems and 120 missile systems in this section, Yewłasz said.
In the eastern occupied areas of Ukraine, the Russians gathered almost 150,000 troops, equipped with almost 1,000 tanks. However, the spokesperson assures that Russian losses are seven to eight times higher than Ukrainian losses.
Independent Russian journalists, meanwhile, claim that at least 32,164 Russian soldiers were killed during the invasion of Ukraine.
The Russians began massive maneuvers
As Natalia Humeniuk, head of the joint press center of the Southern Operational Command, said on Friday, Russian forces do not have sufficient reserves to significantly strengthen the Kherson direction. Despite this, the Russians are regrouping and strengthening their defenses in this section.
According to a representative of the Ukrainian army, the Russians have begun a large-scale redeployment of units in the south.
British intelligence services warn Ukraine
In the latest intelligence update, the British Ministry of Defense recalls that Russia attacked Ukrainian energy infrastructure from October 2022 to March 2023, mainly firing Kh-101 and As-23a (NATO code: Kodiak) cruise missiles.
The report notes that, according to information from open sources, spending on ALCM (air-to-ground cruise missiles – ed.) has fallen since April 2023, while Russian leaders have emphasized efforts to increase the production of these missiles increase.
“Russia is therefore likely to be able to generate significant supplies of ALCM. There is a real possibility that Russia will refocus these weapons on Ukrainian infrastructure targets in the winter,” the report said.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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