Experts believe that the Russians will not be able to capture more territories in Ukraine in the near future
Experts believe that Russian offensive operations in the east have probably exhausted the momentum they gained in late July.
This was reported by experts from the American Institute for the Study of War.
Russian forces will most likely never be able to commit enough resources to any one offensive operation to restore the momentum needed for a significant territorial advance, leading to operational gains. The Russians will also need to form and deploy additional assault teams, equipment and morale to re-establish these limited territorial advances.
According to the institute's experts, the Russians are unable to capitalize on previous successes around Bakhmut and Avdiivka, which is an example of a more fundamental Russian military problem - the inability to turn tactical successes into operational successes. Russian forces have consistently failed to take advantage of tactical breakthroughs to maneuver into rear areas or disable large portions of Ukrainian defense lines. Therefore, they constantly give the Ukrainians time to tactically disengage and re-establish defensive positions against which the Russians must launch new attacks.
The Russians reportedly made several unsuccessful ground assaults southwest and southeast of Izyum, a ground offensive southeast of Seversk, and northeast and south of Bakhmut. Russian forces have made limited gains west of Donetsk, but have not carried out ground attacks towards the border between Donetsk and Zaporozhye regions.
Also, Russian troops made several assaults on the Kherson-Nikolaev front line and partially advanced east of Nikolaev.