Having made a tactical retreat from Severodonetsk, Ukrainian forces continue to consolidate their efforts on the heights in Lysychansk. They continue to disrupt the plans of the Russian command in an attempt by the Russian Federation to take control of the region, delivering successful strikes deep behind Russian lines, according to British intelligence..

On June 24-26, Russia carried out extremely intense mass strikes on Ukraine using long-range missiles.. These are missiles, allegedly including the Soviet AS-4 KITCHEN and more modern AS-23a KODIAK, fired from both Belarusian and Russian airspace.

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These weapons were designed to hit targets of strategic importance, but Russia continues to use them in large numbers to gain a tactical advantage.. Despite extraordinary efforts, the Russians managed to achieve only a certain tactical success near Severodonetsk during the day..

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But the Russian armed forces are becoming more and more depleted, the British Ministry of Defense emphasizes.. They recognize the level of decline in their own combat effectiveness, which is likely to remain unsustainable in the long term..

Recall, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday during a meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit agreed to strengthen military assistance to Ukraine.