Lessons have taken out: the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation create multilevel defense on the left bank of the Kherson region - ISW
The new report of November 17 states that in the General Staff of the Armed Forces already acknowledged that Russians in the Kherson region have a serious line of fortifications. Moreover, analysts are convinced that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have erected complex armor for several months. Also, according to experts, the invaders replaced the territory around the cribs (30 km northeast of Kherson). In this settlement, the positions hold the forces of Ukraine.
It is also noteworthy that, as reported in the report, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation do not place forces on the direct line of the front. They may be trying to protect the living force from the shocks of the Armed Forces and UAV. The ISW reported that the command of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Kherson region did not introduce additional forces of the 70th Motorized Rifle Division and the 7th Airborne Assault Division.
They were decided to be preserved in the rear areas or in minor defense echelons. However, according to analysts, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Kherson region did not create continuous visible defensive fortifications. They are expected to build a dispersed network of individual fortifications. They can be effective if the Armed Forces cannot detect them, which will be much easier in winter.