UK Ministry of Defense reports on Twitter.
According to intelligence, Russia is currently conducting some of the lowest rates of local offensive action since at least January 2023. Russian forces have depleted the deployed formations’ combat power to such an extent that even local offensive actions along the front line have become problematic.
"Russian leaders will likely seek to regenerate the offensive potential of the force once personnel and munition stocks are replenished. In the meantime, commanders will likely be forced to choose between carrying out offensive operations and conducting a credible defense of the full line," the report says.
At the same time, in recent days, militants of Wagner's group and the Ministry of Defense managed to take a foothold west of the Bakhmutka River in the center of Bakhmut.
However, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to defend the western part of the city.
Earlier, British intelligence pointed to signs of a new "Iron Curtain" in Russia.