The Russian leadership has been increasingly using history as a weapon to instil anti-Western sentiment among Russians and intimidate Russia's western neighbours. Source: UK Defence Intelligence review on Twitter dated 11 November, as reported by European Pravda Details: UK analysts have noted that Russia's Federal Archive Agency has released a collection of documents entitled "On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians".
The UK's Defence Intelligence believes that poor weapons employment tactics were the reason why a Russian pilot targeted an anti-radar missile at a Liberian-flagged ship at a port in Odesa Oblast. Source: UK Defence Intelligence review dated 10 November, as reported by European Pravda A Liberian-flagged civilian cargo ship, likely the Kmax Ruler, was hit by a Russian anti-radar missile at Odesa's Pivdennyi port on 8 November 2023.
The furthest Ukrainian strike on Russian-occupied Crimea, which has damaged the Askold warship, may force Russia to relocate its fleet further from the line of contact. Source: UK Defence Intelligence review dated 7 November on Twitter (X), as reported by European Pravda Quote: "As reported by Ukrainian and Russian sources, on 4 November 2023, a newly built Russian naval corvette was almost certainly damaged after being struck while alongside at the Zaliv shipyard in Kerch, occupied Crimea.
UK intelligence has predicted that the increase in inflation in Russia, driven by rising consumer prices, particularly for food and fuel, will almost certainly lead to an increase in its spending on financing the war against Ukraine.
UK Defence Intelligence assesses that the Russians lost about 200 pieces of armoured vehicles during the last three weeks while storming the city of Avdiivka. Source: UK Defence Intelligence review dated 8 October, as reported by European Pravda Details: Russian occupiers suffered such losses due to the effectiveness of Ukraine's modern hand-held anti-armour weapons, mines, uncrewed aerial vehicle-dropped munitions, and precision artillery systems, UK Defence Intelligence noted.