“Continuation of Ukrainian strikes on rear Russian logistical facilities, in addition to the destruction of ammunition stocks and the facilities themselves, will lead to wider operational pressure on the Russian military. Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Details: Ukrainian strikes on targets on Russian territory could affect offensive operations in the entire theater of operations in Ukraine, if Ukrainian forces have the material base, capabilities and permission to conduct a large-scale strike campaign objects of material and technical provision and support on the territory of Russia.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Continuation of Ukrainian strikes on rear Russian logistical facilities, in addition to the destruction of ammunition stocks and the facilities themselves, will lead to wider operational pressure on the Russian military.
Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW)
Details: Ukrainian strikes on facilities on the territory of Russia can affect offensive operations in the entire theater of operations in Ukraine, if Ukrainian troops have the material base, capabilities and permission to conduct a large-scale campaign of strikes on facilities of logistical support and support on territory of Russia.
Institute analysts recalled that in the summer of 2022, Ukrainian forces carried out a series of HIMARS strikes on Russian ammunition depots throughout occupied Ukraine, which forced Russian troops to disperse ammunition depots and reduced the effectiveness of Russian logistics at the time.
Literally: “Repeated strikes on ammunition depots on the territory of Russia, which will cause damage similar to the strike in Toropka, may force the Russian military command to make a similar decision to reorganize and decentralize support and logistics systems in Russia to mitigate the consequences of such strikes.
Russian forces may not have addressed vulnerabilities at many logistical facilities in Russia because of the cover space created by restrictions on Ukraine’s use of Western-provided weapons, even though the Toropka facility is not within range of Western systems, which fired from Ukraine.
The removal of restrictions on the use of Western systems and the further development of Ukraine’s own long-range strike potential may allow Ukrainian forces to more effectively exploit such Russian vulnerabilities.”
More details: ISW also noted that in July 2024, Ukrainian forces struck another Russian ammunition depot near Sergiivka, Voronezh Oblast, and further Ukrainian strikes on Russian warehouses of ammunition and missiles as well can destroy a significant part of Russian material reserves.
ISW Key Findings for September 18:
- On September 18, Ukrainian troops carried out a successful drone strike on a Russian missile and ammunition depot near Toropets, Tver region.
- Further Ukrainian strikes on rear Russian logistics facilities on Russian territory will create broader operational pressure on the Russian military, in addition to the separate destruction of ammunition stocks and logistics facilities.
- Russian authorities arrested the head of the armored service of the Central Military District (TsVO) on September 18 on suspicion of receiving a large bribe, the latest corruption case against a high-ranking Russian military official since the appointment of Andriy Belousov as Russia’s defense minister in April 2024.
- The failed armed attack on several offices of the largest Russian online retailer Wildberries in Moscow highlights the fragility of internal stability in Russia.
- Armenian officials continue to criticize the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) amid deteriorating bilateral relations between Armenia and Russia.
- Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova condemned Israel for simultaneously blowing up thousands of pagers belonging to members of the Lebanese Hezbollah (LH) in Lebanon and Syria on September 17, indicating Russia’s continued rhetorical commitment to Iran’s “Axis of Resistance” against Israel.
- Ukrainian troops have recently advanced on the Kursk arc.
- Russian troops regained their positions on the Kursk arc.
- Russian troops have recently advanced along the Kupyansk-Svatov-Kreminna line, within Toretsk, to the east and southeast of Pokrovsk, to the southwest of Donetsk, and to the east of the Zaporizhia region.
- Russia’s State Duma announced on September 18 that it had approved the first reading of a bill that proposes to exempt Russian military personnel serving in Ukraine from criminal penalties related to cases actively pending in Russian courts.