< p _ngcontent-sc148="" class="news-annotation">In Ukraine, Russia's ability to launch a new large-scale offensive in the Donetsk region under the current circumstances of the enemy armed forces is being reduced. Now they have limited manpower available.
Russia does not have the resources needed to launch a large-scale offensive operation on February 24 this year. The American Institute for the Study of War writes about this.
Why the Russians cannot ensure a quick offensive
Russian bloggers appear demoralized by the Kremlin's prospects for a major offensive and accuse Russian presidential administration officials of creating unattainable expectations. further weakened the belief of the Russians that their troops are capable of launching a decisive offensive operation, the analysts noted.
In addition, the invaders failed to move quickly in the first days of their offensive to capture Vuhledar, and they lost the initiative due to the rapid overturning of reserves by Ukrainian forces into the area.
Such incidents confirm that the Russian army is not in able to conduct an offensive along the Donetsk front.
The difference between the limited Russian advance in the Bakhmut region and the lack of significant advance elsewhere in Ukraine may confirm that Russian forces are unable to ensure rapid advance through traditional mechanized maneuver warfare.
The Russian military command is deploying its elite units in area of Bakhmut with smaller formations using infiltration tactics in the cities, according to the limited footage of Russian tactics in the area.
“Russian troops are using more traditional mechanized maneuvering tactics of warfare using conventional, rather than elite, motorized rifle units, marines and tanks. All formations were considered incapable of combat in the previous stages of the war and were probably rebuilt with the help of mobilized personnel” , – the ISW stressed.
Occupants lack elite formations
It seems that the Russian military failed to prepare its mobilized personnel for effective mechanized offensive operations in the short period of time since the call. The lack of adequate vehicles, ammunition, and other materiel is likely to contribute to the ineffectiveness of hostile mechanized maneuver tactics. ISW's assessment of the prospects for future Russian mechanized offensive operations is offered with low certainty due to limited available footage showing Russian military tactics across the front line, the analysts added.
A new offensive in Donbas has already begun
According to Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the President's Office, a large-scale offensive by the Russians has already begun. According to him, today the main and active hostilities are taking place in the Lugansk and Donetsk regions. And they are large enough.
Podolyak stressed that the Kremlin dictator can throw 200 or 300 thousand people into the war, all these soldiers will die. However, for Vladimir Putin, as you know, their lives have no value.
