According to British military intelligence, Russia has lost around a third of its ground forces deployed in Ukraine since the start of the war on February 24.

On Sunday, May 15, the London office of the

Reuters

news agency relayed the words of the Ministry of Defense, published on Twitter, according to which the Russian offensive in the Donbass had "lost momentum and taken a significant delay".

“Russia has failed to make substantial territorial gains over the past month” and it seems unlikely that it will “significantly accelerate its pace of progress over the next 30 days”, specifies the British ministry.

Latest Defense Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 15 May 2022



Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/VBPIqyrgA5



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Russia reportedly lost many drones

The destruction by Ukrainian anti-aircraft weapons of numerous enemy drones, "essential for tactical knowledge and the direction of artillery", also partly explains the difficulties of the Russians on the ground, indicates the British Ministry of Defense in a tweet relayed by BFM TV.

At the beginning of March, Russian soldiers had already had to turn back after the destruction of a dam by Ukrainian forces, north of kyiv.

According to a note published on May 9 by American analysts, the morale of Russian troops is at an all-time low.

According to the testimonies of which they were aware, at least twenty soldiers were seen, in the region of Zaporijia, shooting at their own vehicles to avoid going to the front.

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