Moscow is 'convinced Ukraine is considering an assault towards the city of Melitopol,' the British defense ministry said on Wednesday.
The defenses are likely the work of Russia's Southern Grouping of Forces, the ministry said, and the Kremlin's fighters likely put"significant effort" into these defenses because the leadership is"convinced Ukraine is considering an assault towards the city of Melitopol."
But their effectiveness relies on Russia's other capabilities, the ministry argued. Although they could pose"formidable obstacles," they will need to be supported by enough military personnel and artillery. It is not currently known whether the Southern Grouping of Forces are able to produce these, the ministry said.Melitopol was the first major Ukrainian settlement to be captured by Russian forces as all-out war began in February 2022.
Russian servicemen sit on benches in Melitopol, in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, on July 14, 2022. Moscow is"convinced Ukraine is considering an assault towards the city of Melitopol," the British defense ministry said Wednesday.In early March, Russian authorities said Melitopol would replace the city of Zaporizhzhia as the regional capital. The decision would revert once Moscow's forces captured Zaporizhzhia, Russian officials said.
It is not yet clear whether the city—which has previously been labeled a gateway to the Russian-controlled Crimean peninsula to the south of mainland Ukraine—will be a target of an expected counteroffensive from Kyiv's forces.
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