Russian drones downed during an overnight attack on Kyiv; Moscow attacks attack port and grain storage facilities in Odesa
Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates
In its daily public intelligence briefing on the war, the UK’s Ministry of Defence has claimed that Russia has “has likely started forming up major new formations to add depth to its ground forces”.
It writes that “Since its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has mainly deployed mobilised reservists to back-fill established formations” and suggests that “without a major new wave of mandatory mobilisation, Russia is unlikely to find enough new troops to resource even one new army.”
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