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In Russia, there are growing rumblings of discontent over the suppression of military setbacks on the front line in Ukraine.
A new report by the Institute of the Study of War reveals how Russian bloggers have criticised an unnamed associate of Russian Lieutenant General Andrey Sychyov, who was reportedly recently relieved of his command position for military failures near Bakhmut.
It’s reported that in September 2023, Russian forces (likely in the Bakhmut area) suffered losses of 1,500 personnel.
As Vladimir Putin’s men continue to be fodder for the war machine, Russian media and military personnel are prohibited from publishing negative information about the combat actions in Ukraine.
According to ISW experts, only 10-20 percent of the total information is published in Russian media, with the rest being withheld from the public for various reasons.
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The report also concluded Russia has likely deployed at least two brigades from the Central Military District to reinforce offensive operations on the Avdiivka axis.
Russia has failed to capture the strategically important city in eastern Ukraine after meeting fierce resistance on Monday.
Ukrainian forces repelled 15 Russian attacks from four directions on Avdiivka over the previous 24 hours, the Ukrainian General Staff said.
That compared with up to 60 attacks a day in the middle of last week, according to Vitalii Barabash, head of the city administration.
The slackening suggests the Russian effort to capture Avdiivka has “deflated”, Barabash said. A Washington-based think tank broadly concurred with that assessment.
“Russian forces continued offensive operations aimed at encircling Avdiivka … but have yet to make further gains amid a likely decreasing tempo of Russian operations in the area,” the Institute for the Study of War said in an analysis published late on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the ISW report says Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations on October 16, advancing near Bakhmut and in the western part of the Zaporizhzhia region.
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Ukraine launched its counteroffensive about four months ago.
It has made some headway but the limited success has underlined the daunting challenge of taking on the Kremlin’s more numerous forces.
However, its ability to withstand fierce Russian efforts to wrest control of Avdiivka, a heavily fortified city, augurs well for the long battle of attrition that lies ahead as winter sets in.
Avdiivka lies in the northern suburbs of the city of Donetsk, in a region of the same name that Russian forces partially occupy.
Avdiivka’s location grants Ukrainian forces artillery advantages over the city and could serve as a springboard for them to liberate Donetsk.
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