Strategic Purpose: The ISW explained why the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation went on the offensive on Kharkiv (map)

This was reported by analysts of the Institute of War Study in the daily report on May 10. According to the spokeswoman, Khortytsia Nazar Voloshin, the enemy tries to ignite panic among the Ukrainian army, forced to transfer resources and personnel from Donetsk and Luhansk regions to Kharkiv region. "Russian troops have tried to use opportunities to promote in many sections of the front line in eastern Ukraine due to lack in the message.

Analysts have noted that the restoration of the offensive in the north of Kharkiv region and the achievement of significant tactical achievements can lead to the fact that the Ukrainian military command will allocate live force and other means of defense of the territory, while otherwise these resources could be intended for defense in other areas.

The Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrsky declared on April 28 that the Ukrainian army overturned artillery and tank units into the "most threatening" districts in the Kharkiv direction. Whereas the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported on May 10 that the Armed Forces launched additional reserves for defense in the north of the region.

ISW believes that the Russian command is convinced that this strategic attempt to recover and consolidate Ukrainian forces in the Kharkiv direction may weaken the defense of the Armed Forces and allow the occupiers to break through any area that will become vulnerable. In particular, the enemy can activate efforts to expand the breakthrough in the northwest from Avdiivka and attempts to capture the time of Yar.

We will remind, the ISW analysts in the report for May 10 reported that it will be difficult for the Russians to capture Kharkiv despite the fact that they are located 30 kilometers from the city. In particular, the enemy did not create a "strategic reserve" for this purpose. On May 11, it became known that the military of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will refuse to storm the Kharkiv region. Aths noted that the enemy gave up quality fortifications on the Russian-Ukrainian border.