Russia continues to use heavy fire power in urban areas: UK MoD

UK ministry of defence says it is likely Russia will continue to use its heavy firepower on urban areas

In its latest update of the UK ministry of defence says it is likely Russia will continue to use its heavy firepower on urban areas as it looks to limit its own already considerable losses, at the cost of further civilian casualties, Qazet.az  reports.

Forces seemed to be proving reluctant to engage in large-scale urban infantry operations, rather preferring to rely on the indiscriminate use of air and artillery bombardments in an attempt to demoralise defending forces, the update said.

The statement added that Russian forces continue to besiege a number of major Ukrainian cities including Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Mariupol.