(2/4) More than 2,500,000 refugees have been forced from their homes as a result of President Putinโs attack on Ukraine.
(3/4) Indiscriminate Russian shelling and air attacks are causing widespread destruction. The UN have reported that there have already been 1,663 civilian casualties since the Russian invasion began.
(4/4) As with previous such estimates, the true figures are likely to be significantly higher and will continue to climb as long as Russian operations continue.
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Russian forces are struggling to overcome the challenges posed by Ukraineโs terrain.
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Russian forces have remained largely tied to Ukraineโs road network and have demonstrated a reluctance to conduct off-road manoeuvre. The destruction of bridges by Ukrainian forces has also played a key role in stalling Russiaโs advance.
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Russia is increasingly seeking to generate additional troops to bolster and replace its personnel losses in Ukraine. As a result of these losses it is likely Russia is struggling to conduct offensive operations in the face of sustained Ukrainian resistance.
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Continued personnel losses will also make it difficult for Russia to secure occupied territory.
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Multiple demonstrations have taken place over several days in the Russian occupied cities of Kherson, Melitopol and Berdyansk.
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Reporting suggests that Russia may seek to stage a โreferendumโ in Kherson in an attempt to legitimise the area as a โbreakaway republicโ similar to Donetsk, Luhansk and Crimea.
2 of 4 - Russian accusations that Ukraine intends to use chemical and biological weapons continue. We have seen no evidence to support these accusations.
3 of 4 - Russia could possibly be planning to use chemical or biological weapons in a โfalse-flagโ operation. Such an operation could take the form of a faked attack, a staged โdiscoveryโ of agents or munitions or fabricated evidence ...
This #CommonwealthDay rediscover how the UK Armed Forces work with our Commonwealth partners around the globe. ๐๐๐
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Last year the UK and Australia, together with the US, signed a historic defence pact to ensure security in the Asia-Pacific. ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฆ๐บ๐บ๐ธ
In February the UK and Nigeria agreed to work even more closely on defence and security, with the UK providing training to the Nigerian Armed Forces. ๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๐ฌ
(2/4) Russian naval forces have established a distant blockade of Ukraineโs Black Sea coast, effectively isolating Ukraine from international maritime trade.
(3/4) Russian naval forces are also continuing to conduct missile strikes against targets throughout Ukraine.