What happened? Russians admit the possibility of a major counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in two directions.
Source. British intelligence.
Details. "A major Ukrainian breakthrough in Zaporizhzhia would seriously challenge the viability of russia’s ‘land bridge’ linking russia’s Rostov Oblast and Crimea. Ukrainian success in Luhansk would further undermine russia’s professed war aim of ‘liberating’ the Donbas.
Deciding which of these threats to prioritise countering is likely one of the central dilemmas for russian operational planners," British intelligence believes.