Russian mercenary group Wagner has likely succeeded in making tactical advances in the Donbas around the Vuhlehirska Power Plant and the nearby village of Novoluhanske. Some Ukrainian forces have likely withdrawn from the area.
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov is currently undertaking a tour of Egypt, Ethiopia, Uganda, and the Republic of the Congo.
Russia will highly likely seek to exploit the visits to blame the West for the international food crisis and win the support of African states which have otherwise remained neutral about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Its secondary goals are probably to secure commodity concessions and to persuade African states to vote in line with Russia’s interests in international forums.
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 27 July 2022
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