Ukraine, 007 Gb: “Harsh losses of means for Russia”

The war in Ukraine is inflicting “severe losses” in the capabilities of the Russian armed forces, especially the most modern and advanced means and equipment. This is what the latest British intelligence bulletin states. “It will take a lot of time and money for Russia to reconstitute the armed forces lost during the conflict – continues the bulletin – it will be particularly difficult to replace the most modern and advanced equipment due to the sanctions that limit Russia’s access to microelectronic components”. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian army has said that Russian forces have started blowing up bridges to slow a Ukrainian counter-offensive in the north-east. In its latest update, the Kiev General Staff announced that in the Tsyrkuny and Rusky Tyshky area, east of Kharkiv, “the occupiers blew up three road bridges to slow the counter-offensive actions of the defense forces” In the past two weeks, Ukrainian troops have recaptured a number of villages north and east of Kharkiv, making it more difficult for the Russians to use artillery against the city and threatening to interdict Russian supply lines for forces that they fight in Donetsk and Luhansk. Kharkiv is close to the Russian border and was one of the first cities to suffer from Russian attacks.