The UK Defence Intelligence: Forcing rivers in Donbas will be one of the determinants of

13.06.2022, 13:44 babel.ua

To succeed in Donbas, Russia needs to cross rivers or carry out ambitious flank actions. It is likely that in the coming months the forcing of rivers will be a determining factor in the course of the war. This is stated in a daily report of the UK Defence Intelligence. The scouts note that a key 90-kilometer central section of Donbas front line runs along the Siversky Donets River, which has so far been unsuccessful. The Ministry of Defense noted that Ukrainian forces often managed to demolish bridges before retreating. Because of this, the Russian army had to try to create the complex coordination necessary for a successful large-scale crossing of the river under fire.