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Russia has "only achieved minor territorial gains," but its ability to replace tanks means it doesn't need to slow offensives, the UK MOD said.

UK Defence Intelligence believes that the upsurge in attacks on military enlistment offices and similar institutions in Russia may indicate a lack of confidence in Russian President Vladimir Putin's promise not to conduct a new wave of mobilisation.

Russia is unlikely to capture Avdiivka in the coming weeks, as the main supply route remains under Ukrainian control and Ukraine’s counterattacks are holding Russians back, the UK Defense Ministry said on Twitter (X) on Jan. 27, citing a Defense Intelligence report.

UK Intelligence has analysed Russia's sentencing of Igor Girkin, a terrorist and a former FSB officer, who has been recently convicted to four years in prison for "publicly inciting extremist activity".

A British-Indian students joke on Snapchat of an intent to blow up a plane resulted in jets being scrambled and threw him into a legal soup. Privacy? Wake up to the real world.

UK intelligence has reported that Ukrainian ports exported more agricultural products in December 2023 than at any time since Russia's invasion. Source: UK Defence Intelligence update on Twitter (X) for 22 January, as reported by European Pravda Details: UK intelligence stated that such figures were made possible by the reopening of Ukraine's main Black Sea ports and the creation of a unilateral maritime export channel.

Russian forces have intensified offensive operations at the front in the last two weeks, possibly attempting to leverage frozen ground conditions, UK intelligence said on X (Twitter) on Jan. 21.

The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine is having a negative impact on the Russian economy, UK Defence Intelligence says. Source: UK Defence Intelligence review dated 18 January, as reported by European Pravda Quote from UK intelligence: "Russia's continued invasion of Ukraine is highly likely to negatively impact the outlook for the Russian economy.

UK intelligence is "almost convinced" that Russian A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft is at the bottom of the Azov Sea, which will force the Russian command to limit the area of operation of other military aircrafts.

The UK Defence Ministry has assessed Russian attempts to encircle Avdiivka and predicts that Russian success in the area is unlikely to come soon. Source: UK Defence Ministry intelligence review dated 16 January on X (formerly Twitter); European Pravda Details: The UK Defence Ministry noted that over the past week, neither Russian nor Ukrainian troops have gained any significant positions at the contact line.