Pro-Ukrainian sentiments of citizens prevent Russians from annexing Kherson/Collage 24 Channel
Ukrainian resistance in the temporarily occupied territories destroys Russia's plans for annexation and full-scale administrative control.
Pro-Ukrainian sentiments hinder Russians
This is stated in the conclusions of the American experts of the Institute for the Study of War. They stressed that pro-Ukrainian sentiment is already hampering the Russian army and will likely continue to hamper it.
Ukrainian resistance in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions is likely to “continue to frustrate Russia's efforts to consolidate full-scale administrative control over the occupied territories and plans for annexation,” the report said.
Pay attention! In Kherson, temporarily occupied by Russian troops, local authorities continue to urge the enemy to return back to Russia before it is too late.Partisans remind the invaders that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are already close, and soon the invaders will regret that they came to our land.
The partisans in the South have become more active and are fighting well. In particular, on June 10, resistance forces blew up a car with a Russian colonel and three other occupiers.
Provocations by Russians are possible
At the same time, analysts suggested that Russian troops could stage provocations “under false flag” around Donetsk to reduce pro-Ukrainian sentiment.
These potential attacks may be in response to statements by Western officials on June 15 about increased military aid to Ukraine.
The threat of a naval blockade in the South
In addition, the Russians are trying to strengthen their presence in the northwestern part of the Black Sea because of the threat of a blockade of ships.
Ukrainian troops still control a critical stretch of the Ochakov coastline in the Mykolaiv region and may be able to block Russian ships,” analysts say.
It is likely that Russian troops intend to strengthen control over access to ports in the Black Sea under the protection of a fortified naval presence on Zmeiny Island.
The situation in the Kherson region:
- in the temporarily occupied Kherson local partisans continue to call on the enemy to flee to Russia. In particular, they put up leaflets reminding that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are already much closer than they think.
- Mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov said that the Ukrainian military got as close as possible to the temporarily occupied Kherson. On June 14, the defenders reported a distance of 10-15 kilometers.
- In the temporarily occupied Chernobaevka, on the morning of June 15, an explosion occurred near the local market.
Other Important ISW Findings
- The Russian Army launched a ground assault on Severodonetsk and nearby settlements, but as of June 15 there is no full control of the city.
- The Russians are conducting mostly unsuccessful offensive operations around the T1302 Bakhmut-Lysichansk highway, thus trying to cut off the Ukrainian land lines of communication in Lysichansk.
- The Russian military also continued to advance along the E40 highway to Slovyansk and southeast of Izyum.< /li>
- Fighting continues in settlements around Kharkiv.
The Institute for Warfare has published up-to-date maps of warfare
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Map of warfare/Photo ISW
