The Ukrainians are apparently succeeding in taking the momentum out of the Russian offensive in the Donbass. The British secret service also writes in its daily situation report that Moscow is probably not that precise with its own military information.
According to British intelligence experts, Russia has repeatedly made false statements about alleged successes in its invasion of Ukraine. The scope and scale of Russian advances are still limited, according to the daily intelligence update on the Ukraine war from the Ministry of Defense in London.
The statement made by the Russians a few days ago that they had advanced into the city of Siwersk was not true. "Russia has also previously made hasty and false claims of achievements," the statement said. The reason for this is probably at least in part the desire to demonstrate successes to the population at home and to strengthen the morale of their own troops.
According to British experts, however, the Ukrainians have successfully repelled Russian attacks since withdrawing from the eastern Ukrainian city of Lysychansk. Two weeks ago, Ukrainian troops withdrew from the last bastion in the Luhansk region. The line of defense has since been shortened and strengthened, which proved essential to thwart the Russian offensive.
Since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression at the end of February, the British government has regularly published intelligence information on the course. Moscow accuses London of a targeted disinformation campaign.
