Since October, Russian troops have focused on building defensive positions in many parts of the front line in Ukraine.. Their defense includes the installation of additional fields of anti-tank and anti-personnel mines, almost certainly beyond the scope of Russian doctrinal guidelines, UK Ministry of Defense intelligence notes..

British intelligence emphasizes that minefields are an effective obstacle to trained troops only if they are closed by observation and fire..

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The Armed Forces of Ukraine recently stated that the Russians are still trying to break through the defenses of the defenders in the Bakhmut area, and particularly intense fighting continues in the Avdiivka and Vugledar areas..

At the same time, the occupiers are building defense lines both in the eastern and southern directions.. At the same time, construction is underway in their rear - near Luhansk and Mariupol.