British MoD believes Russia stepped up its Kremina front line in Ukraine

Heavy fighting continues around the town of Soledar, Donetsk Oblast, and on the approaches to the Luhansk Oblast over the last two days.

Caliber.Az reports on this, referring to the British Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine which has noted this development.

The latest intelligence report, published by the UK Defence Ministry on January 12, states that Russia has almost certainly allocated elements of the 76th Guards Air Landing Division of the VDV (airborne forces) since the start of January to reinforce the Kremina front line after assessing the sector was significantly vulnerable.

"Until November 2022, Russia committed almost the whole of the deployable VDV as long-term, ground-holding troops along the front line in the Kherson area", the defence update reported.

It further predicts, that commanders are likely attempting to employ VDV more in line with their supposed doctrinal role now that they are redeployed to the Donbas and southern Ukraine as a relatively elite rapid reaction force.

Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 12 January 2023

Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/YKWMG9VA4c

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