The Russian military has increased its targeting of civilian infrastructure in an attempt to undermine Ukrainian morale, the U.K.'s defense ministry said in a new intelligence update.
A worker repairing damaged technical installations outside of a destroyed building following shelling in the center of Kharkiv on Sept. 18. Photo: Sergei Chuzavkov/AFP via Getty Images
and major territorial setbacks in south and northeast Ukraine, the Russian military has increased its targeting of civilian infrastructure in an attempt to undermine Ukrainian morale, the United Kingdom's defense ministry said in an intelligence update over the weekend.
“Since March, we have had a full-fledged war. But until now, Russian authorities, the defense ministry, and general staff have behaved as if there’s no war," Girkin added.Despite the setbacks — particularly in Kharkiv Oblast — there are no indication the Kremlin intends to draw down its invasion,
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