In the Russian Federation there is practically no chance to restore your offensive due to lack of infantry - isw
According to analysts, the situation in the Russian Federation is quite unpleasant for them, because to restore the "large -scale" offensive operations requires infantry, which is not in the enemy. In this connection, the Russian command continues to waste the elite units of the Airborne troops and puts them to protect the vulnerable positions of the front, where Ukrainians advance during their counter-offensive.
It was separately stated that the settlement of Rabotine in the Zaporozhye region was indeed liberated and the Armed Forces were moving further. There are also some successes in the Bakhmut area in Donetsk region. The tactics of Russians with elite units have long been known and analysts have been reported repeatedly. They are put in order to reinforce some front lines that are in danger.
American analysts also added that the GVA units are used as offensive and defensive forces, which leads to their degradation. "The degradation of these forces is likely to weaken Russia's ability to maintain complex defensive operations. In addition, it will almost certainly disrupt Russian intentions to restore large -scale offensive operations, which mostly relied on a relatively elite infantry that is not enough in Russia in Russia," ISW continued.