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Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 06 March 2022

Find out more about the UK government's response: ow.ly/oQws50Ib4h0

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(2 of 4) The scale and strength of Ukrainian resistance continues to surprise Russia. It has responded by targeting populated areas in multiple locations, including Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Mariupol.
(3 of 4) Continues … This is likely to represent an effort to break Ukrainian morale. Russia has previously used similar tactics in Chechnya in 1999 and Syria in 2016, employing both air and ground-based munitions.
(4 of 4) Russian supply lines reportedly continue to be targeted, slowing the rate of advance of their ground forces. There is a realistic possibility that Russia is now attempting to conceal fuel trucks as regular support trucks to minimise losses.

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