The Ukrainian towns of Kramatorsk and Kostiantynivka are likely to be targeted by Russia as violently as was seen in other cities since the full-scale invasion.

Militarnyi informs about it.

This conclusion was made by the British intelligence, Reuters writes.

The Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom has updated its analysis of the war in Ukraine.

In an update on the war, Britain’s Ministry of Defence said that “the widespread missile and artillery strikes and efforts to concentrate forces for an offensive operation” have demonstrated a reversion to the traditional Russian military doctrine.

It was previously reported that Russia is preparing for the “second stage” of the war against Ukraine. According to Mircea Joane, NATO Deputy Secretary-General, this stage will be more complicated and will cause more casualties.

The British Ministry of Defense also noted that the defense of Mariupol binds a significant part of the troops and equipment of the invaders.

Currently, the Marines of the 36th Independent Marine Brigade and the Azov Regiment have announced the consolidation of units and are continuing to defend the city.

The Russian military is potentially preparing for a “large-scale offensive” in the East of Ukraine in the coming days, said Col. Pascal Lanni, French military spokesperson.

“Within the next few days, perhaps 10 days or so, Russia could relaunch its efforts with a large-scale offensive in the east and south to conquer the Donetsk and Luhansk regions […] or even to push as far as the Dnipro [river] if its capacities would allow it,” Lanni told the journalists.

The Spokesperson mentioned that the Russian forces were committing airstrikes and bombings in Ukraine not only to weaken the coherence of the Ukrainian defense system but also to disrupt Ukrainian logistical connections and capacity.

At the same time, the Ukrainian Defense Forces are systematically destroying the invaders’ units. On the night of April 14, the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, “Moskva”, was sunk.