russia intends to intensify its strikes against Ukraine to cause maximum damage to the infrastructure and logistics of Ukrainian troops before the arrival of US assistance. This is stated in the report of the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW), UNN reports.
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ISW analysts analyzed statements made by russian defense minister sergei shoigu during his speech at the Defense Ministry board on April 23, where he announced russian offensive operations near Chasovyi Yar, Avdiivka and Donetsk and russia's intention to intensify strikes on Ukrainian logistics.
russian troops are likely to intensify ongoing offensive operations in the coming weeks to exploit Ukraine's material limitations ahead of the expected arrival of U.S. security assistance
According to analysts, shoigu's focus on offensive operations near Chasovyi Yar, west of Avdiivka, and west and southwest of Donetsk indicates that russian forces are likely to intensify their offensive in these areas, where russian forces favor broader offensive operations.
The ISW also noted that russian troops conducted heavy strikes on Ukrainian transport infrastructure in the Dnipropetrovs'k region on April 19 and may intend to repeat and expand these strikes in the coming weeks to cut off Ukrainian land lines of communication.
According to analysts, the russian military command may hope that coordinated efforts to blockade will limit Ukraine's ability to sufficiently distribute manpower and material and technical resources in critical areas of the front and delay the improvement in capabilities that the arrival of American security assistance will provide to Ukrainian troops.
Recall
In the Dnipropetrovs'k region, russian shelling damaged an enterprise, an agricultural company, power lines, a private house and an outbuilding.