The occupiers are preparing for an active partisan movement in the occupied territories of the Luhansk region, experts from the Washington-based analytical center of the Institute for the Study of War report.
Russian troops are trying in every possible way to avoid the need for fighting for the Seversky Donets in the direction of Severodonetsk and are trying to advance towards Lisichansk. This is stated in a study by the Washington think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
“Russian forces are trying to advance into Lisichansk from the south and west to avoid fighting for the Seversky Donets from Severodonetsk, but their success so far has been very limited,” the study said.
In addition, it was noted that the occupiers were preparing for an active partisan movement in the occupied territories of the Luhansk region.
“The Ukrainian counter-offensive in the Kherson region has attracted the attention of Russian forces in the region, and the Russians are in a hurry trying to protect a critical line of communication that threatens to attract Ukrainian advance,” the statement said. analysts.
Earlier it was reported that the Ministry of Defense had assessed the possibility of a new Russian offensive in the north.
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Source: korrespondent
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