Russian troops continue to try to encircle cities in eastern Ukraine. Occupants intensify indiscriminate shelling of urban areas, UK Defense Ministry says.

At the same time, British intelligence notes that over the past week, Russian troops have made limited progress in capturing these cities..

“Instead, the Russian Federation stepped up indiscriminate shelling of urban areas, which led to widespread destruction and a large number of civilian casualties,” the report said..

The UK MoD suggests that Russia will continue to use its heavy firepower to support attacks on urban areas as it hopes to cut its already heavy casualties at the cost of more civilian deaths..

Latest Defense Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 20 March 2022Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t. co/4JKS04Ob7r?

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Over the past day, the enemy did not conduct active offensive operations, concentrating efforts on replenishing current losses, restoring partially destroyed equipment. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported operational information about the invasion of the Russian Federation as of the morning, March 20.