“Analysts of the Institute for the Study of War report in their report on the successful use by Ukrainian troops of weapons provided by the West to destroy military facilities in the deep rear of Russia. Source: ISW Details: Analysts, citing Russian and local Crimean sources, report that on November 27, Ukrainian forces launched a complex strike with missiles and drones on Russian-occupied Sevastopol.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Analysts of the Institute for the Study of War report in their report on the successful use by Ukrainian troops of weapons provided by the West to destroy military facilities in the deep rear of Russia.
Source: ISW
Details: Analysts, citing Russian and local Crimean sources, report that on November 27, Ukrainian troops launched a complex strike with missiles and drones on Russian-occupied Sevastopol. Neptune anti-ship missiles, modified S-200 anti-aircraft missile systems, ballistic missiles of an unspecified type, Storm Shadow missiles provided by the West, and 40 attack drones were used for the strike.
Literally: “The Russian Ministry of Defense said that Russian forces intercepted 25 Ukrainian drones over occupied Crimea and the Black Sea. Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces targeted the Nakhimov Naval Academy in occupied Sevastopol and the nearby Belbek Airfield.
An image released on November 27 shows a plume of smoke reported to be near the Naval Academy. Russian sources denied information about damage to the school as a result of the strike.”
Details: ISW notes that providing Ukrainian forces with long-range weapons will allow Ukraine to strengthen its existing capabilities to strike at long distances and increase the effectiveness of such strikes against Russian rear areas.
Key findings:
- Ukrainian troops continue to use weapons provided by the West to carry out increasingly complex attacks on military facilities in the deep rear of Russia.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met in Astana on November 27 and signed a joint statement on deepening the Russian-Kazakhstan strategic partnership as part of Russia’s efforts to establish a “new world order.”
- Russia’s military command has reportedly imposed controversial restrictions on the use of personal vehicles by volunteers who deliver military and humanitarian aid to Russian troops at the front. This is likely part of an ongoing centralization effort.
- Ukrainian troops have recently advanced in the Toretsk area, while Russian troops have advanced in the Pokrovsky and Kurakhiv directions, as well as in the Kursk region.
- The Kremlin continues to promote the “Time of Heroes” program aimed at militarizing authorities at the local, regional and federal levels to prevent a repeat of the “Afghan syndrome” in Russia.