The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation form troops for the offensive on Kharkiv: in ISW ​​told the details of the operation

The offensive on Kharkiv or Sumy will be able to delay the Ukrainian military from other critical areas of the front. The enemy intensified aviation, missile and drones in the Ukrainian northeastern border regions, ISW analysts said. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are preparing for attacks in the Belgorod-Kharkiv direction. To do this, the enemy forms the northern group of troops from the units of the Leningrad Military District.

Analysts of the Institute of War Study in the daily report for May 5 reported. According to the Ukrainian military observer Konstantin Mashovts, the invaders are thrown over the newly formed military units of the 44th Army Corps in the northern group of troops. He stressed that as of May 3, the enemy transferred to the northern group of troops personnel and military equipment of the 30th Motorized Rifle Regiment and the 128th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade.

In particular, the Russians succeed that unloading troops and equipment at railway stations in some areas of Kursk region, so that the soldiers then went to deployment points in Belgorod region. This may be that the troops then go to areas of dislocation near Kharkiv region. Mashovets noted that the invaders intensified aviation, missile and UAV strikes in the northeastern border regions of Ukraine, it was about Chernihiv, Sumy and Kharkiv regions.

"Mashovets repeated the ISW evaluation that the Russian northern group of troops will most likely not be able to conduct a successful offensive operation to capture Kharkiv," the statement said. In addition, the observer believes that Russians can try to perform a limited operation, offensive or raids in the Kharkiv and Sumy region in the future.

Analysts recalled that Ukrainian officials more often warn of the threat of a possible future offensive of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation with the capture of Kharkiv. The ISW is convinced that the Russian invaders lacks the strength required to occupy the city, but offensive operations on Kharkiv or amounts will delay the Armed Forces from other critical areas of the front.

We will remind, on May 4 the commander of the 3rd OSHBS Maxim Zhorin reported that the future offensive of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation may have "fateful consequences" for Ukraine. He believes that the occupiers are preparing surgery in the Kharkiv region.