Russia controls more than 90% of Luhansk

Russia controls more than 90% of Luhansk, UK MoD says

Russia is now achieving tactical success in the Donbas and controls more than 90% of Luhansk, the UK Ministry of Defence has said in its latest intelligence report released early this morning.

Qazet.az reports that after Russian forces failed to achieve their initial objectives to seize Kyiv and Ukrainian centres of government, Russia adapted its operational design to focus on the Donbas, the report reads.

Russia is now achieving tactical success in the Donbas. Russian forces have generated and maintained momentum and currently appear to hold the initiative over Ukrainian opposition.

Russia controls over 90% of Luhansk Oblast and is likely to complete control in the next two weeks. Russia has achieved these recent tactical successes at significant resource cost, and by concentrating force and fires on a single part of the overall campaign.

Russia has not been able to generate manoeuvre or movement on other fronts or axes, all of which have transitioned to the defensive.”

However, measured against Russia’s original plan, “none of the strategic objectives have been achieved” the report adds.

In order for Russia to achieve any form of success will require continued huge investment of manpower and equipment, and is likely to take considerable further time.”