Ukraine started its counteroffensive a few days ago to recover territory currently held by Russian troops. That 23rd and 31st Mechanized Brigades of the strategic reservetogether with other warlike units and subunits, led this action of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

These units comprise the total 16 tanks, three infantry vehicles, more than 250 soldiers and 20 armored vehicles. British intelligence services provided several relevant details about the start of the Ukrainian attack. From London pointed to that possibility, in the last 48 hoursimportant happenings Ukrainian operations in several sectors in the east and south of the country.

Similarly, they determined from British intelligence that the process had slowed down at several points where the attack was carried out. “In some areas, The Ukrainian forces are likely to have made good progress and had broken through the Russian first line of defence. In other countries, Ukraine’s progress has been slower.” They also spoke of the Kremlin’s army’s response to this new road map drawn up by kyiv.

“Russia’s performance is mixed: it seems so some units conduct credible maneuver defense operationswhen the others had withdrawn in disarrayamid increasing reports of Russian casualties as they retreat through their own minefields,” said the report released by the UK Ministry of Defence.

The British government also mentioned some details about the operation of the Russian Air Force. “The Russian Air Force is very active in southern Ukraine, where airspace is more permissive for Russia than in other parts of the country. However, it is not clear whether the tactical airstrikes are effective,” the report said.

Why is the Zaporizhia key in this conflict?

The latest attack that has moved from the Ukrainian militia They will go to Zaporizhia. From Moscow they assured that, for several days, they managed to quell dozens of attacks by kyiv. They also claimed to have succeeded in eliminating both military equipment (including German-made Leopard tanks), as well as hundreds of soldiers from the enemy side. But why did Zaporizhia become the decisive enclave in this conflict?