Russian troops forced to return to Belarus and Russia to resupply, UK defence saysThe UK’s ministry of defence has just released its latest intelligence report, claiming Russian units suffering heavy losses have been forced to return to Belarus and Russia to reorganise and resupply.

The full report, published just after 6am GMT, reads:

Russian units suffering heavy losses have been forced to return to Belarus and Russia to reorganise and resupply.

Such activity is placing further pressure on Russia’s already strained logistics and demonstrates the difficulties Russia is having reorganising its units in forward areas within Ukraine.

Russia will likely continue to compensate for its reduced ground manoeuvre capability through mass artillery and missile strikes.

Russia’s stated focus on an offensive in Donetsk and Luhansk is likely a tacit admission that it is struggling to sustain more than one significant axis of advance.”

(Source: The Guardian)