Russian forces still using IEDs to inflict casualties: UK intelligence

Russia's departure from northern Ukraine leaves evidence of the disproportionate targeting of non-combatants, the statement said.

Russian forces continue to use improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to inflict casualties, lower morale, and restrict Ukrainian freedom of movement, according to British military intelligence on Saturday.

Image for representation, provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, center, talk next to a memorial for Heavenly Hundred, near Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine. (AP)

"Russian forces also continue to attack infrastructure targets with a high risk of collateral harm to civilians," the Ministry of Defence said in a statement.

Russia's departure from northern Ukraine leaves evidence of the disproportionate targeting of non-combatants, the statement said.

Russia has denied targeting civilians in what it calls a "special operation" to demilitarise and "denazify" its southern neighbor.