According to British estimates, Russia does not currently have the capability to conquer Ukraine. Russia is still sticking to its minimum goal - complete control over the southern and eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Cherson and Zaporizhia - the Ministry of Defense announced in London on Monday.

"However, it is currently unlikely that the Russian strategy will achieve its goal," it said, citing intelligence findings. The Russian troops are currently hardly in a position to reconquer recently lost areas. "Russia's ground forces are unlikely to make any significant operational advances in the next few months."

The British Ministry of Defense has been publishing daily information on the course of the war since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine at the end of February, citing intelligence information. In doing so, the British government wants to both counter the Russian portrayal and keep allies in line. Moscow accuses London of a disinformation campaign.