A Ukrainian tank fires during a training exercise in the direction of Chasiv Yar on July 20.Photo by Ethan Swope/Anadolu via Getty ImagesRussia has staged a series of mechanized assaults in Ukraine this week.These efforts — which are sporadic and localized — have seen very limited success.Conflict analysts say these "pulsating" assaults likely reflect the limits of Russia's offensive capabilities.Russian forces conducted a series of mechanized assaults in eastern Ukraine this week, fighting with a mixture of armored combat vehicles and infantry in different locations to try and break through Kyiv's defensive lines.Conflict analysts say these armored assaults are constrained to specific areas and may reflect the limits of Moscow's offensive power and inability to execute a large-scale, multi-directional offensive operation.Russian forces carried out several mechanized assaults in the Donetsk region over the past few days along different directions of the front line, but these sporadic efforts appeared limited in their effectiveness.One such attempt saw Moscow commit 10 tanks and motorcycles, a buggy, and nearly 50 fighting vehicles, according to analysts at the Institute for the Study of War think tank, who described the assaults as "localized mechanized pushes."These "periodic and pulsating Russian mechanized assaults likely represent the extent of Russia's current offensive capacity, and Russia is unlikely to mount a distinct new summer offensive operation due to material and manpower constraints," the analysts wrote in an assessment on Wednesday.Ukrainian soldiers fire artillery in the direction of Toretsk, in the Donetsk region, on July 30.Photo by Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty ImagesThe analysts said Russia has struggled throughout the war to stage multiple large-scale offensive operations simultaneously.
'pulsating' Mechanized Assaults In Ukraine May Reflect The Limit Of Russia's Offensive Abilities, War Analysts Say
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