Russian troops are faced with a dilemma: deploy reserves in the Donbass or defend against Ukrainian counterattacks near Kherson. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Britain on Twitter..

According to British intelligence, Russia continues to use nominally six separate armies in the offensive in the Donbass.. In full force, before the invasion, these formations were created with a strength of about 150 thousand people..

“In recent weeks, the Russian Federation has often operated in company-sized groups of about a hundred people, conducting offensive operations in any one sector at the same time,” the British Ministry of Defense notes..

Since the start of the Russian invasion, it has been difficult to maintain an effective offensive fighting force and the problem is likely to get worse..

“In addition to a serious shortage of personnel, the Russian leadership is faced with a dilemma between deploying reserves in the Donbass or defending against Ukrainian counterattacks in the southwestern Kherson direction,” British intelligence notes..

Announced? Russia's immediate goal is to capture the entire Donetsk region.

“While the Russian Federation can still achieve further territorial gains, its operational pace and speed of advance is likely to be very slow without a significant operational pause for reorganization and re-equipment,” say Defense Ministry analysts..

Latest Defense Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 19 July 2022Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t. co/ENAyyMxczx?

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Earlier it was reported that Russia is strengthening defensive positions in the temporarily occupied territories of southern Ukraine.. We are talking about the movement of manpower, equipment and defense supplies between Mariupol, Zaporozhye and Kherson. The occupiers fear the counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.