The counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine led to the redeployment and change of priorities of Russian troops in the south and east of Ukraine.
The troops of the Russian Federation are preparing for a wider offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, adjusting front positions and transferring equipment. This is stated in the report of the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) for August 30.
It noted that Russian forces continue to move large sets of military equipment from Crimea and are likely to continue to prepare for the defense of Melitopol, a strategically important hub between the Rostov region and southern Ukraine.
In the Kherson region, the Russian Federation is trying to rotate troops “in an attempt to strengthen some weak positions.”
In addition, Russia is strengthening the grouping of troops in the Donetsk region by the forces of the Central Military District, which previously operated in the Lisichansk-Seversk region and “delayed the cessation of operations” in mid-August.
“The movement of units of the Central Military District in the Donetsk region also indicates that the Russian forces have abandoned the Seversk offensive in favor of maintaining the pace of the offensive in the Donetsk region,” the ISW stressed.
Analysts recalled that the Russian offensive in the Avdiivka area and the western part of Donetsk actually ended after a limited success around the Butovskaya coal mine.
“The redeployment assumes that the Russian command has realized that it cannot conduct more than one offensive operation at the same time,” the report said.
Experts also mentioned the transfer of the third army army, consisting of poorly trained and inexperienced soldiers, to strengthen the positions of the Russian Federation in the Kharkiv and Zaporozhye regions. Its deployment indicates that Russia seeks to restore combat power for an offensive in the direction of Donetsk or for the defense of Kherson.
It will be recalled that on August 29, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched offensive operations in many areas in the south of the country.
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Source: korrespondent
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