“Russia’s casualty rate will likely continue to average above 1,000 a day over the next two months as Russia continues to try to overmatch Ukrainian positions,” it said.
Russia plans to protect its fighter jets and warships from Ukrainian attacks with the help of replicas and other deception, according to British reports.
A British analysis suggested Moscow’s forces also shot down one of their combat jets last month.
“In recent months, the range of threats penetrating well inside Russia has increased,” the ministry wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
A “massive missile attack” hit Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown.
The eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine, which Russia occupies, is struggling with water scarcity.
The recruits would likely be sent to the front lines to fight, said British intelligence experts, as part of Russia’s attempt to meet the target of 400,000 volunteers fighting in Ukraine.
Defence sources believed the Russian president’s spring offensive might not be launched simultaneously across the entire front line.
Russia has accused the UK of a targeted disinformation campaign.
