Russia is forming a landing and assaulty crews for planting in the rear of Ukrainian forces-isw

These assault units are created for planting in the rear of Ukrainian troops, according to the scenario of the landing operation of the Russians in Gostomel on February 24, 2022. This was reported on January 13 by analysts at the ISW war. The material states that some Russian military bloggers also reported about the formation of new landing and assault units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

According to them, the crews will act as "specialized units capable of landing and intelligence in the rear of Ukrainian troops. " This concept is not new to the Russian army, since such operations were conducted, for example, by Soviet troops in Afghanistan. Analysts noted one detail. With reference to Russian sources, they specified that landing brigades in the ground formations will be able to land in the nearby rear regions of Ukraine without parachutes.

For these purposes, helicopters will be involved, so in the nearby areas, the personnel of the invaders can be quickly deployed. One such landing brigade, namely the 49th in the 58th All-Military Army of the Southern Military District, is already in place in the Zaporozhye direction. Analysts added that the creation of such units should be a response to the specific tactical challenges that Russian troops encountered in Ukraine.

"However, the deployment of assault brigades in distinguishing the wider structure of the Air Force, most likely, means that they will be used as another means of conducting protracted frontal attacks on Ukrainian fortified positions under the leadership of infantry in the short term," the analytics summed up.