Depleted Russian units that failed to take Kyiv are merging, says MoD
by Lorenzo Tondo in Kyiv and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#5YQSH)
Forces to be redeployed over smaller areas with simplified command structure, says UK military report
Russian troops have been forced to merge and redeploy units from their failed advances" in Ukraine's north-east, the UK Ministry of Defence has said, as both Kyiv and Moscow deal with serious losses on the frontline in the Donbas region.
Russia hopes to rectify issues that have previously constrained its invasion by geographically concentrating combat power, shortening supply lines and simplifying command and control," a British military intelligence report released early on Saturday said.
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