According to British intelligence, the next phase of the war in Ukraine is likely to be a “war of attrition” that will last several months, according to the Associated Press, citing the BTA.
A high-ranking British national security official briefed Boris Johnson’s office today as Russian troops step up efforts to gain control of Ukraine’s eastern Donbass.
The overwhelming majority of Russian troops is unlikely to be decisive against Ukraine’s fierce resistance, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson was quoted as saying. The national security expert said there were signs that Russia had not learned from its failures in northern Ukraine. There is evidence that some units are operating without a more general plan, and many soldiers and units are refusing to fight, he said.
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom told the Cabinet that Ukraine remains in a “precarious” position because Russian President Vladimir Putin is “angry at the loss, but determined to win some victory despite human casualties.”