Russia underestimated Ukraine, miscalculated in invasion planning, suffered significant losses and remained without success on May 9. The Ministry of Defense of Great Britain writes about this on Twitter with reference to its intelligence.

Russia underestimated Ukraine, miscalculated in invasion planning, suffered significant losses and remained without success on May 9. The Ministry of Defense of Great Britain writes about this on Twitter with reference to its intelligence.

Russia's underestimation of Ukraine's resistance and its 'best-case' planning led to apparent operational errors, preventing Putin from declaring a significant military success in Ukraine at the May 9 Victory Day parade..

According to scouts, the plan for a full-scale invasion was based on the erroneous assumption that the Russian army would meet limited resistance, be able to quickly surround and bypass settlements..

This misconception prompted the Russians to try to achieve a quick victory at minimal cost, British intelligence says.. Such a miscalculation led to exorbitant losses and the subsequent weakening of Russia's operational concentration..