Ukraine can reach the right goals in the rear of the Russian Federation with weapons of its own production - ISW

Ukrainian strikes on military facilities located in Russia are part of the Strategy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the destruction of industries that work to ensure the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. Recent explosions at Russia's refineries, fires and destruction of military equipment at a military airfield in a temporarily occupied Janka show that Ukraine is able to impress its goals in the rear of the enemy through domestic weapons.

This is stated in the report of the American Institute of War Study (ISW) of April 18, 2024. "Recent Ukrainian strikes aimed at Russian military infrastructure in Russia, the threat of Russian oil refining and exports, as well as increased pressure on the Russian air defense system, have demonstrated that Ukraine can achieve certain asymmetric consequences by means - The report says.

Analysts of the Institute cited the words of the head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kiril Budanov that Ukraine plans to counteract future Russian offensive operations, continuing to strike on Russian military facilities in the territory of the Russian Federation "ISW continues The territory of Russia is an appropriate component of the Ukrainian campaign to achieve degradation of industries that support Russian military efforts and military potential, deployed in the Russian rear, "the report reads.

In addition, the ISW suggested that the planned Russian reserves of operational and strategic levels are unlikely to be ready to act as the forces of penetration of the first echelon or as the operating forces of the second echelon, capable of carrying out large -scale onset of 2024, if Ukrainian troops were able to resist them.

"Russian troops will most likely use these reserves as they did so before - as immediately available reserves for completing and strengthening existing units that conduct heavy infantry assaults, occasionally conducting limited mechanized attacks," the ISW analysts said .