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Russia targeting cities as strength of Ukraine's resistance 'continues to surprise', UK says
(Guardian UK) The strength of Ukraine’s resistance “continues to surprise Russia”, a British intelligence report has said, despite attempts by invading troops to break Ukrainian morale by targeting populated areas.
In its daily intelligence report, the Ministry of Defence said Russia had responded to the unexpected ferocity of the Ukrainian military response by targeting cities such as Kharkiv, Chirnihiv and Mariupol.
It used similar tactics in Chechnya in 1999 and Syria in 2016, employing both air and ground-based munitions.
The Kremlin has repeatedly denied that it is targeting civilian areas.
The intelligence report said there was a “realistic possibility” that Russia was “attempting to conceal fuel trucks as regular support trucks in an effort to conceal losses”. Its supply lines reportedly continue to be targeted, slowing the rate of advance of its ground forces. ........................(more)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/06/biden-and-zelenskiy-discuss-more-aid-for-ukraine-as-russian-attacks-intensify