“Russia most likely withdrew from Snake Island because its garrison was isolated and it was increasingly vulnerable to Ukrainian attack, and not because of a ‘goodwill gesture’ as it claimed.” That’s what we read in the usual British intelligence morning report on the state of the war in Ukraine. “In the last few weeks – it is recalled – Ukrainian forces have carried out missile and drone attacks against the Russian garrison. They have also used anti-ship missiles to block Russian ships trying to supply the island.”
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British intelligence also reports the capture of the village of Pryvilla, northwest of the disputed town of Lyshansk in Dobass, by Russian land forces. “Intense fighting for control of the hills surrounding the Lyshansk oil refinery is likely to continue,” it said.