ISW: Russian airborne divisions are unusually mobile, Ukraine is watching closely 0
(Dan Tri) – The US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said that the Russian army may be moving its airborne divisions from the Zaporizhia region to the east.
Mobile Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) (Illustration: Telegram).
According to data analyzed by experts at ISW, the Russian army may be moving units of the 76th and 7th Airborne Divisions from the Zaporizhia region to eastern Ukraine.
However, ISW has yet to find confirmation that units attached to the 76th and 7th Airborne Divisions have been redeployed in other directions, although Russian and Ukrainian reports are critical, and any redeployment
The report notes that any redeployment of these units would give Russian forces the opportunity to increase their offensive operations and apply increased pressure on Ukrainian forces, regardless of their location.
ISW did not make an assessment on which areas are most likely to see the redeployment of Russia’s most elite forces, if any.
ISW will continue to monitor reports of the redeployment of the 76th and 7th Airborne Divisions, as this poses a significant risk to Ukraine in slowing Russia’s ongoing offensive in the east during
War map of Ukraine on May 1.
Notable comments in ISW’s May 1 report:
First, the Russian Army is reportedly moving units of the 76th and 7th Airborne Divisions from the Zaporizhia region toward eastern Ukraine, potentially reinforcing ongoing offensive operations.
Second, the Russian Army could attempt to move units of the 76th or 7th Airborne Divisions, or all troops from both divisions, to eastern Ukraine to support offensive operations in the Donetsk region.
Third, on the night of April 30 and the morning of May 1, the Ukrainian army attacked an oil refinery in the Ryazan region for the second time in less than a month.
Fourth, the United Nations and Western organizations continue to prove that North Korea and China are directly and indirectly helping Russia in military activities.
Fifth, internal Russian sources said that the criminal investigation against Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov may also involve another Deputy Defense Minister, Rustam Tsalikov.
On Friday, Bloomberg reported that four sanctioned Russian tankers have changed their names.
Saturday, the Russian Army made confirmed advances near Chasov Yar and Avdiivka, as well as in the administrative border area between Donetsk and Zaporizhia regions.
Eighth, Russian authorities reportedly continue to recruit convicted criminals to fight in Ukraine.
