In recent days, russia has stepped up artillery fire in the north of the front line in Luhansk and Kharkiv oblasts.
This information was reported by the UK Ministry of Defence, citing intelligence data.
It is noted that, presumably, this was accompanied by some increase in attacks by small russian units, but the situation was muddled by russian disinformation.
According to British intelligence, moscow has likely only achieved marginal gains, but its renewed activity in the north highlights its importance to the kremlin, when it is concurrently facing significant pressure in the southern Zaporizhzhia sector.
In particular, control over the Luhansk Oblast is one of the main objectives of the russian federation in Ukraine.
russia’s Western Group of Forces is likely trying to advance back to the Oskil River in order to create a buffer zone around Luhansk Oblast.