British intelligence: Russia launched a new stage of a special operation in Ukraine

A new British intelligence report has appeared on the resources of the British Ministry of Defense, which believes that a new stage of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine has recently begun.

British analysts note that Russia has been trying to control its neighbor since 2014. A year ago, a new approach was implemented by launching a special operation aimed at capturing the entire territory of Ukraine.

Now the Russian leadership is “probably conducting a long-term operation,” the report says. British intelligence believes that Russia is counting on its advantages in population and resources, which will ultimately lead to the exhaustion of Ukraine.

“The Kremlin’s efforts are aimed primarily at weakening the Ukrainian armed forces, and not at seizing new significant territories,” the document says.

The day before, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, during a gala evening dedicated to Defender of the Fatherland Day, said that Russian soldiers and officers “defend what our grandfathers and great-grandfathers fought for.” “Today, we are once again in serious danger. Using Ukraine, the collective West seeks to dismember Russia, deprive it of its independence. These attempts are doomed to failure,” the head of the Russian defense department added.