3 Months into Russia’s war against Ukraine: What to expect for the upcoming battles? | DW News

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has surprised many military analysts - who expected fighting to be over very quickly. Instead, the three-month-old war has exposed unexpected weaknesses in Russia’s forces. Heavy troop losses are reporttedly hurting morale even more, and the war’s initial aims have been severely scaled back. So just how - and why - has Russia’s army performed so badly? UK officials see Russia closing in on Luhansk “Russia has increased the intensity of its operations in the Donbas as it seeks to encircle Severodonetsk, Lyschansk, and Rubizhne,“ the UK Ministry of Defense tweeted in In its latest intelligence update. At the same time, UK officials noted “strong Ukrainian resistance with forces occupying well dug-in defensive positions.“ “Russia’s capture of the Severodonetsk pocket would see the whole of Luhansk Oblast placed under Russian occupation,“ they said. At the same time moving the frontline further west “will extend Russian lin