No Strategy: In GUR, the Russians were assessed in Kupyansk direction (map)

Ukrainian military intelligence believes that Russia is still seeking to reach the administrative borders of Donetsk region. The Russians are not successful in the Kupyansk direction, and their offensive cannot be called successful. This was reported on August 16 by the General Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The victories of the strategic military nature did not bring the offensive actions to the invaders.

Vadim Skibitsky, a representative of GUR MO, said that Kupyansky direction remains one of the places where the invaders are not in static defense, but are trying to continue to attack. "There are no success here*, but the Kremlin does not leave attempts to achieve at least the minimum goals of the war he started," Skibitsky said. Ukraine's security and defense forces continue to implement offensive actions in several areas of the front.

Skibitsky in a comment to Financial Times said that in all the time of large-scale aggression, Russia still hopes for the task of the minimum task, namely-entering the administrative borders of Donetsk region. Ukrainians intend to prevent it. However, the current actions of the Army of the aggressor state on the front are devoid of strategy. According to him, the offensive operations, currently carrying out Russia, do not have a strategic military nature.

"These are just localized attacks," Vadim Skibitsky said. Analysts of the Institute of War (ISW) reported on August 14 that Russian troops advanced to Kupyansk. The invaders try to break through Ukrainian defense, but without reserve units they cannot do so. The Russians also complain that it is pointless to continue the attacks on the Armed Forces in the Avdeevsky direction because of reliable defense and counter -bacity struggle.