"Degradation": the army of the Russian Federation does not learn from mistakes, and ordinary Russians are already tired of war - isw

According to American analysts, Ukraine's defense forces are beneficial to degradation of Russian live power and military equipment. Russian efforts around Bakhmut show that the Russian army does not study at its mistakes and continues to fight with many casualties among personnel. It focuses on limited operational or strategic importance. This was stated by analysts of the American Institute for War Study (ISW).

"Since the end of May, Russian troops have been constantly spending combat forces on small settlements around Bakhmut; in the next six months they have achieved an increase of only a few kilometers at a time," the new report said. According to analysts, the attempts of the Russians to advance on Bakhmut led to the depletion of Russian live power and equipment, resulting in the troops clamped in relatively small settlements for weeks and months.

The ISW stated that Bakhmut's capture offers few prompt advantages to the Russians. "This scheme of operations is very reminiscent of the previous attempts by the Russians to take Severodonetsk and Lisichansk at the beginning of the war," the analysts said. The ISW stated that during June and July, the Ukrainian forces actually allowed the Russian troops to focus on Severodonetsk and Lisichansk to benefit from degradation of Russian live power and continuing equipment.

And even the operational success of the Russian Federation in the Luhansk region has led to a slight effect. "Russia's efforts in this area have mostly gone into a dead end," analysts said. In addition, according to the report, Russian citizens are tired of war in Ukraine. Yes, the survey received by Russian journalists was custom made from the Kremlin for internal use. According to the report, 55% of Russians stand for peace talks with Ukraine, and 25% advocate for the continuation of the war.

According to Denis Volkov, the director of the Russian "Levada-Center", the proportion of Russians, who support peace talks with Ukraine, began to grow rapidly after Russian President Vladimir Putin's decree on partial mobilization. Earlier, Focus wrote that the media stated that the planes of the Russians were preparing for a new massive blow.

Ukrainian journalist and military correspondent Andriy Tsaplienko stated that about 20 Tu-95 and Tu-160 aircraft are located at the Angels-2 airfield in the Saratov region. It was also reported that CNN stated that the US was preparing to extend assistance for the Armed Forces. Baiden's administration considers the possibility of training the Ukrainian military on American bases located in Germany.