According to the UK Ministry of Defence, it's highly unlikely that Russian President Vladimir Putin's administration intended to generate reinforcements in this manner, and “it is indicative of the unexpected losses it has sustained during the invasion.”
Meanwhile, United Kingdom’s intelligence services believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin might have misjudged the situation in Ukraine, adding that Russian soldiers were losing morale on the battlefield.
The news came after Russian authorities agreed on Tuesday to reduce military activities in and near the Ukrainian towns of Kyiv and Chernihiv. Despite this, Russian soldiers launched an attack on Kyiv's suburbs on Wednesday.