KYIV. UkraineGate , 18 , June , 2022 | Society.
Russia has already used “humanitarian corridors” to manipulate the battlefield, both in Ukraine and in Syria, and is now offering a “corridor” for civilians in Severodonetsk. This was reported by the British Ministry of Defense in a daily report based on intelligence .
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“Russia has a precedent, both earlier in the campaign in Ukraine and Syria, the use of unilaterally declared” humanitarian “corridors as a mechanism for manipulating the space of hostilities and forced displacement,” the British Defense Ministry said.
Thus, it is noted that since June 14, Russian officials and militants have stated that they are trying to create humanitarian corridors so that civilians can be evacuated from Severodonetsk. “Ukrainian citizens stuck in Severodonetsk are likely to be suspicious of the proposed corridor,” British intelligence said.
They note that options to leave the city are limited to the destruction of bridges, but the route proposed by Russia will lead them to the city of Svatovo, deep into the Russian-occupied territory. “If the trapped civilians do not accept the offer to cross the corridor, the Russians are likely to make excuses for making less of a difference between them and any Ukrainian military targets in the area,” they said. in the British Ministry of Defense.
British intelligence also reports that “in the last 48 hours, Russia has probably resumed its efforts to advance south of Izyum in order to delve into the Donetsk region and capture the Severodonetsk pocket from the north.”
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British intelligence indicates that Russian troops in the Donbas have problems : in some battalions there are up to 30 soldiers out of 600 needed.
Source: Ukrgate
