According to British intelligence, the Russian troops that participated in the battles for Mariupol need time to recover and resupply, but due to pressure from the top leadership on the command, they may immediately be thrown into other directions.

According to European Pravda, this is stated in the daily review from British intelligence, published by the British Ministry of Defense..

It notes that about 1,700 Ukrainian soldiers have probably already left Azovstal, the number remaining inside is unknown..

Russia, after finally taking the city under control, is likely to transfer forces from the city to other directions in the east.

" If done carefully, this can be a lengthy process..

However, the Russian command is under pressure to achieve the stated operational goals.. This means that Russia is likely to transfer these forces quickly, without proper training, which threatens them with even greater exhaustion,"

In preliminary reviews, it was reported that many top commanders were fired in the Russian Federation for failures in Ukraine, and the Russian offensive in the Donbass lost momentum and would not be able to recover for at least a month.