In . – 04/18/2022 15:31 (act 04/18/2022 15:31)
The image shows Mariupol in southern Ukraine. ©REUTERS/Pavel Klimov (image of symbol)
An assessment by British intelligence services says the battle for the Ukrainian city of Mariupol was not without consequences for advancing Russian troops.
According to British intelligence, the fierce battle for the Ukrainian port of Mariupol slowed the advance of Russian troops. Ukrainian resistance severely tested Russian forces and tied up resources, slowing advances in other areas, the UK Defense Ministry said in an assessment on Monday.
Time for the subjugation of Mariupol
Russian commanders must be worried about how long it would take to subdue Mariupol. Moscow’s attacks on inhabited areas in Mariupol are similar to Russian actions in Chechnya in 1999 and Syria in 2016 and contradict the Russian Defense Ministry’s declaration at the start of the war that it did not want to attack cities or the Ukrainian population, the British said. . .
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