Russia failed to prepare mobilized for offensive – ISW

The Russian military is unlikely to expand its offensive from the Bakhmut region to a wider area of ​​military operations.

Experts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) concluded that the Russian military did not quickly prepare the mobilized for effective offensive operations.

The contrast between the limited but significant advance of Russian troops in the Bakhmut area and the lack of significant advance in other parts of Ukraine may confirm the observations of military bloggers and Ukrainians that Russian troops are not securing of rapid advance through traditional mechanized maneuver warfare, ISW wrote.

ISW informs that all formations of the Russian Federation observed at this moment were incapacitated in the previous stages of the war and, most likely, were restored at the expense of mobilized personnel.

Experts suggest that the Russian military has failed to prepare mobilized personnel for effective mechanized offensive operations in a short time from the moment they are called up.

The lack of sufficient vehicles, ammunition and other material is likely to be the reason for the ineffectiveness of the Russian tactics of mechanized maneuvers to date.

Therefore, according to analysts, the Russian military is unlikely to expand its offensive from the Bakhmut area to a wider area of ​​military operations, because the tactics they use in Bakhmut are more suitable for dense urban environments, and also because Russian troops lack the elite formations needed to mount a larger offensive in eastern Ukraine in the same manner.

Recall that the Russian offensive near the town of Vuhledar in the Donetsk region failed. And the published footage of the failed attack caused a new wave of criticism of the military command of the Russian Federation.