The UK’s ministry of defense has issued its daily operational report of how it perceives the situation to be on the ground in Ukraine, APA reports citing The Guardian.
It writes:
"Russia’s operational main effort remains the assault against the Sievierodonetsk pocket in the Donbas and its Western Group of forces have likely made small advances in the Kharkiv sector for the first time in several weeks.
The ministry also passed comment on the economic impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on its own domestic economy, stating:
"On 10 June, the first deputy chairman of Russia’s military-industrial commission predicted that state defence spending will increase by 600-700bn roubles (£8.5-10bn), which could approach a 20% increase in Russia’s defence budget.
Russian government funding is allowing the country’s defence industrial base to be slowly mobilised to meet demands placed on it by the war in Ukraine.
However, the industry could struggle to meet many of these requirements, partially due to the effects of sanctions and lack of expertise.
Russia’s production of high-quality optics and advanced electronics likely remain troubled and could undermine its efforts to replace equipment lost in Ukraine."
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