{"id":20665,"date":"2022-04-23T05:57:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-23T05:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=20665"},"modified":"2022-04-23T05:57:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T05:57:48","slug":"russian-troops-failed-to-make-major-gains-in-past-24-hours-uk-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2022\/04\/23\/russian-troops-failed-to-make-major-gains-in-past-24-hours-uk-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian troops failed to make major gains in past 24 hours &#8211; UK intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-reactid=\".wglb8cn5ea.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-6263916fb1e16c43aefe7043.0.6.0.0:$post_0\">Despite increased activity, Russian forces have made no major gains in the last 24 hours as Ukrainian counter-attacks continue to hinder their efforts,&#8221; Defence Intelligence (DI) of the UK&#8217;s ministry of defence says in its latest briefing.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".wglb8cn5ea.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-6263916fb1e16c43aefe7043.0.6.0.0:$post_1\">It says Russia&#8217;s air and naval forces &#8220;have not established control in either domain owing to the effectiveness of Ukraine&#8217;s air and sea defence reducing their ability to make notable progress&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".wglb8cn5ea.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-6263916fb1e16c43aefe7043.0.6.0.0:$post_2\">And &#8220;despite their stated conquest of Mariupol [in south-eastern Ukraine], heavy fighting continues to take place frustrating Russian attempts to capture the city&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".wglb8cn5ea.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-6263916fb1e16c43aefe7043.0.6.0.0:$post_3\">This is &#8220;slowing their [Russia&#8217;s] desired progress&#8221; in Ukraine&#8217;s eastern Donbas region, DI adds.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".wglb8cn5ea.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-6263916fb1e16c43aefe7043.0.6.0.0:$post_4\">Earlier this week, Russia announced a second stage of its &#8220;special military operation&#8221; in Ukraine, saying it would now focus on taking control over Donbas.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".wglb8cn5ea.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-6263916fb1e16c43aefe7043.0.6.0.0:$post_5\">This came after Russian troops had pulled out from north-eastern Ukraine, after failing to take major cities &#8211; including the capital Kyiv &#8211; there.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine &#8211; 23 April 2022<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about the UK government&#39;s response: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dYZnTBfSNG\">https:\/\/t.co\/dYZnTBfSNG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/StandWithUkraine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StandWithUkraine<\/a> \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9HFqZQlmbe\">pic.twitter.com\/9HFqZQlmbe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ministry of Defence \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 (@DefenceHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DefenceHQ\/status\/1517730072920305665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite increased activity, Russian forces have made no major gains in the last 24 hours as Ukrainian counter-attacks continue to hinder their efforts,&#8221; Defence Intelligence (DI) of the UK&#8217;s ministry of defence says in its latest briefing. 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