The British Ministry of Defense said that a 'shortage of munitions' remains the key limiting factor on Russian offensive operations.
Russia's war effort in Ukraine is being hampered by a shortage of munitions that is limiting the amount of strikes its forces can carry out, according to British defense officials.
In its daily update, the U.K. Ministry of Defense said on Saturday that Russia has dealt with troop shortages by augmenting its forces with"tens of thousands of reservists since October."Vladimir PutinDespite this increase in personnel"a shortage of munitions highly likely remains the key limiting factor on Russian offensive operations," the defense officials said.
An unexploded rocket in the village of Shchurove, eastern Ukraine on December 23, 2022.The British Ministry of Defense said on December 24, 2022 that Russia will scale back its missile attacks due to shortages.The assessment said that"the limited availability of cruise missiles" had meant that Russia had probably limited long-range missile strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure to around once a week.
The officials concluded that"a vulnerability" of how Russian military operations were conducted was that"even just sustaining defensive operations along its lengthy front line requires a significant daily expenditure of shells and rockets."has contacted Russia's defense ministry about the daily assessment, which emphasizes Ukrainian gains and Russian losses.
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