Ukrainian intelligence names weakest point of Russia's military machine

Ukrainian military intelligence spokesman Andrii Yusov believes that the Russian army's weakest point is the lack of modern weapons and equipment, as well as problems with the manpower recruitment plan. He said this during the telethon.

"Such estimates are made on the basis of large losses in manpower and equipment, in the Russian forces and means. They can replenish these losses, but there are already serious problems with the recruitment of new contract soldiers. And the aggressor state is coming up with new incentives at various levels to attract new cannon fodder. But this machine is starting to malfunction," Yusov said.

According to him, the Russians also have issues with the plan to recruit manpower, which will definitely have an impact on the situation at the front. He believes that Russia's weakest point is the lack of modern means, weapons, and equipment. Currently, Russia is focused on decommissioning and modernizing old Soviet weapons. But there are difficulties with the production of new equipment, in particular because of the sanctions policy.

"Access to modern electronic systems, optics, communication systems — the enemy still has significant problems with all this," Yusov noted.

Recall that Russia's oil refineries are proving highly vulnerable to Ukrainian drone attacks, and the domestic oil and gas sector faces a formidable challenge as Kyiv's ambitions and capability increase, industry and defense sources in and outside Russia have said. Some 16 Russian refineries have been hit -- some multiple times -- as well as the Ust-Luga condensate plant, numerous fuel depots, and parts of Novorossiisk port. The drones used for such long-distance strikes differ from those on the battlefield and demonstrate "some kind of good guidance system," likely involving satellite technology or image-recognition software, a long-standing Moscow-based defense analyst told S&P Global Commodity Insights, requesting anonymity.

"The Ukrainians see what they're hitting [and] Russia does not have good ways of countering such attacks," the analyst said. "The Ukrainians can easily produce more drones than Russia can produce defensive measures. The geography of these attacks is going to spread."

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