By Eliza Popova
Its experts remind that after many weeks of fighting, the Russian troops managed to reach a minor conquest in eastern Ukraine at the end of July - capturing Novolugansk and TPPs southeast of Bakhmut, as well as the area of Butovskaya southwest of Avdiivka. However, in each of these cases, the Ukrainian troops managed to control the forces controlled, which Russian propaganda did not mention.
Now the impulse is exhausted by these conquests, and Russian attacks in eastern Ukraine are likely to be completed, although Russia's very slight promotion is likely to continue, "ISW analysts say. Video of the Day "The inability of Russian troops to use previous conquests in the Bakhmut and Avdiivka area is an example of a fundamental problem of the Russian army - the inability to transform tactical successes into operational," - writes the experts of the institute.
They explain that the Russian troops still have not been able to use tactical breakthroughs in order to penetrate the rear of Ukrainian troops or to disable much of the defense borders of the Armed Forces. Thus, the occupiers every time enable Ukrainian troops to tactically withdraw their forces and restore defense positions against which the Russians have to start their attacks again.
"This phenomenon helps to explain the extremely slow pace of the Russian offensive in the East [Ukraine] and suggests that the Russians will not be able to capture much larger territories in the coming months, if the situation does not develop unpredictable ways," the ISW analysts conclude.
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