Russian urban warfare tactics based on heavy use of artillery have caused great collateral damage throughout Severodonetsk, most of which Russian forces were able to control only after more than a month of heavy fighting, British intelligence analysts say..

Currently, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, along with several hundred civilians, are in underground bunkers at the Azot chemical plant in the industrial zone of the city..

“Russian forces are likely to gain a foothold in and around Azot, while the Ukrainian military will be able to survive underground.. This will probably temporarily prevent Russia from deploying these units to perform other tasks, ”the intelligence officers say..

The Ministry of Defense also notes that it is very unlikely that Russia envisioned such a powerful resistance and such a slow, debilitating conflict during its original plan to invade Ukraine..

Latest Defense Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 15 June 2022Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t. co/WxbRo1tEgH? #StandWithUkraine? pic. twitter. com/RX2bHMeIEc.

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On the eve of the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai said that Ukraine is negotiating the evacuation of people hiding at the Azot plant from Severodonetsk. According to him, there are about 500 residents of Severodonetsk, 40 of them are children.. At the same time, Azot's shelter is not as strong as in Mariupol's Azovstal..