Russia prioritizes capturing Ukraine's critical national infrastructure, such as power plants, UK Defense Department analysts say.
" Russian troops are likely approaching Ukraine's second largest Uglegorsk thermal power plant, 50km northeast of Donetsk..
However, it is likely that the Russian army is also trying to break through to Uglegorsk in order to restore momentum in the southern direction of its advance into the key cities of Kramatorsk and Slavyansk..
Latest Defense Intelligence update on situation in Ukraine - 21 July 2022From UK government's response: https://t. co/NFKXJWZWAx? #StandWithUkraine? pic. twitter. com/ZDvUxLsr34.
— Ministry of Defense? (@DefenceHQ) July 21, 2022.
[see_also ids\u003d"
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the day before, the Russians unsuccessfully stormed the Uglegorsk thermal power plant in the Donetsk region in order to advance to Bakhmut.