Ukraine downplays Russias ability to launch fullscale offensive in east

Ukraine downplays Russia’s ability to launch fullscale offensive in east Euronews

Ukrainian officers It is proRussian nationalist voices devalue Russia’s ability to launch a fullscale offensive in Donetsk in the east of the country under the current circumstances of Russian forces. this is that final conclusion from Institute for War Studies.

The think tank previously said Russian forces had regained the initiative on the line SvatoveKreminnabut that the offensive has not yet reached its maximum intensity.

For the Moscow Armed Forces reported tactical mistakes around Vuhledar in the Donetsk region, which will have further weakened the belief of the Russian ultranationalist community that Russian forces are capable of launching a decisive offensive operation.

The Russian military command highlights his Elite units for the Bakhmut area, at a time when heavy Russian casualties are being reported. The military are grouping into smaller formations and employing urban infiltration tactics, limited footage viewed by the Institute for the Study of War shows.

Russian offensive operations elsewhere in the Donetsk region and continuous Line SvatoveKreminnahave led to minor operational advances so far.

Russia is still busy defending the extremities at the front

Despite the current operational concentration in the center of Donbass, the Russia still worried defend the ends of the front linesays he British Ministry of Defence. An example of this is the continuous construction of defense structures in the Zaporiya and Lugansk Oblasts and the deployment of personnel.

A major Ukrainian breakthrough in Zaporijia would seriously question the feasibility of the Russian “land bridge” linking Russia’s Rostov region to Crimea. Moreover, Ukraine’s success in Lugansk would further undermine Russia’s declared war aim of “liberating” the Donbass.

Decide which of them threats Prioritization is probably one of the key dilemmas for those planning Russian operations.