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Russia is grappling with an "over-stretched force along the front" as Ukraine pushes forward its counteroffensive, UK intelligence said.
Drone attacks on Russian airfields in the deep rear are almost certainly carried out from Russian territory, and the "volunteer security patrols" that the Russian Federation has decided to organise will only partially help combat this, UK intelligence believes.
The Russian Federation risks dividing its own forces by pouring resources into the area around Kupiansk as long as fighting continues on the Orikhiv front, the UK Ministry of Defence believes. Source: UK Defence Intelligence review on 2 September, as reported by European Pravda Details: The MoD notes that Ukrainian troops are continuing offensive operations on the Orikhiv front in southern Ukraine, with their units entering the first line of Russian defence.
Even with the higher payments, Russia "is still unlikely to meet its targets for recruiting volunteers to the ranks," the UK Ministry of Defence said.
A battle between the Ukrainian and Russian naval and air forces for strategically important gas and oil platforms in the Black Sea between Crimea and the city of Odesa - the so-called Boyko towers - is currently underway.