Russia will have to carry out assault crossings of rivers to succeed in Donbass, - British intelligence

Fighting continues in the area of \u200b\u200bSeverodonetsk, and in the coming months the forcing of the rivers, in all likelihood, will become one of the most important determining factors in the course of the war..

This is stated in the daily summary of British intelligence..

It is noted that the key 90-kilometer central section of the Russian front line in Donbas lies west of the Seversky Donets River..

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It is also reported that Ukrainian forces were often able to destroy bridges before retreating, while Russia struggled to establish the complex coordination needed to carry out successful large-scale river crossings under fire..