The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will receive a tactical advantage over the Armed Forces after capturing Marinka - isw (map)

But there are no signs. About it writes "Institute of War Study" in the summary of December 26. RF Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on December 25 at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin stated that Russian troops had completely captured Marinka. On December 26, the Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that during the fighting, the city was completely destroyed and that the defense forces were partially withdrawn from Marinka.

At the same time, the Ukrainian forces are still operating in the northern outskirts and have prepared defensive positions outside the settlement. Geolocated footage, published on December 25, showed that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation advanced in the northern regions of Marinka. According to ISW estimates, the occupation group is most likely controlled by most, if not all Marinka, although there was no visual confirmation of full admiration as of December 26.

According to Putin, the capture of Marinka will allow Russian troops to push Ukrainian combat units from Donetsk and create a wider operative space. Many Russian "military" called Marinka with a tactical victory and stated that it would allow offensive operations in the direction of settlements 15 km west of Marinka in the next weeks and months. According to them, this will create a threat to the nearest supply lines of the Armed Forces.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have tried to control Marinka since 2014, and from the beginning of a full -scale invasion in February 2022, assault actions daily. Since the beginning of October 2023, these attacks have intensified. Representatives of both Ukraine and the Russian Federation have acknowledged that in combat clashes the city, where about 9,000 people lived before the invasion was completely destroyed.

A small destroyed settlement will not become a reliable bridgehead for Russian troops for further offensive operations. Marinka from the front line to a full -scale invasion separates less than a kilometer. The Armed Forces have long been strengthened by many surrounding settlements, which the occupying group is also trying to capture. Since February 24, 2022, Russian troops advanced about three kilometers deep into Marinka.

And there are no signs that the speed of advancement to the next settlements will be higher, although they are called tactical Russian purposes. The capture of Marinka also exhausted the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Marinka was not captured as a result of a sudden mechanized offensive. From the spring of 2022, Russian troops did not conduct any offensive operation, which would lead to a rapid mechanized offensive. The opportunities have deteriorated significantly.

Attempts from Avdiivka eventually came to infantry storms. For a rapid shunting war, combat mechanized units are needed, but the Russian units that participated in the capture of Marinka were mostly formed by the so -called forces. "DNR". The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is unlikely to be able to achieve a rapid operational offensive from Marinka, and the capture of the settlement at best creates the conditions for further limited tactical success.