Ukrainian forces continued to make substantial gains around Lyman and in Kherson Oblast in the last 48 hours, Report informs, quoting from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
According to the Institute, Russian President Vladimir Putin may be continuing efforts to redirect blame for recent Russian military failures in Kharkiv Oblast: “Lieutenant-General Roman Berdnikov has replaced Colonel-General Alexander Zhuravlev as commander of the Western Military District (WMD). Ukrainian forces additionally made gains near the Kharkiv-Luhansk Oblast border. They continue to advance in northwestern and northeastern Kherson Oblast.”
“Russian forces continued to use Iranian-made drones. Russian President Vladimir Putin is introducing punitive measures against Russian bureaucratic institutions responsible for the improper execution of partial mobilization, likely in an effort to appear to be addressing mobilization problems and to punish enlistment officials who have not met his mobilization quotas. The Russian mobilization system is suffering from severe bureaucratic challenges and limitations that could undermine Putin’s efforts to generate the number of troops he needs to continue fighting in Ukraine. The partial mobilization continues to increase strains in Russian society in the short-term.”
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