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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 24, 2023

George Barros, Kateryna Stepanenko, Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan


Key Takeaways:

Elements of three Russian divisions are actively defending against Ukrainian assaults around the Ukrainian salient in the Orikhiv area in western Zaporizhia Oblast.
Ukrainian forces are attacking along three directions within the Orikhiv salient as of September 24.
Russian sources report that Ukrainian forces broke into Verbove on September 22 and continued attacking the settlement with armored vehicles as of September 24.
Ukrainian forces are attacking north of Verbove and could isolate the 56th VDV Regiment deployed in Novofedorivka from its sister regiments in the Verbove area according to Russian sources.
Russian forces continue to expend significant combat power on counterattacking to hold their current positions and appear to be resisting the operationally sound course of action of falling back to prepared defensive positions further south.
The Russian military command may be ordering these counterattacks to buy time, but it is unclear how the Kremlin intends to use time bought at such a price.
The Russian sacrifice of combat power to hold every meter may alternatively be intended to support the Kremlin’s informational and hybrid warfare objectives.
The Russian resistance to ceding ground may also be tied to Russian military commanders’ and officials’ attempts to use the counteroffensive to achieve political goals, or it could result from Putin’s micromanagement.
Ukrainian forces may be able to achieve an operationally significant breakthrough in the southern frontline if several key assumptions hold.
Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on September 24.

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/ukraine-conflict-updates

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 25, 2023

Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan


Key Takeaways:

The tactical situation in Verbove remains unclear amid continued Ukrainian offensive operations in western Zaporizhia Oblast on September 25.


###The Ukrainian Special Operations Forces reported on September 25 that a precision Ukrainian strike on the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet (BSF) in occupied Sevastopol, Crimea, on September 22 killed 34 Russian officers, including BSF Commander Admiral Viktor Sokolov###

Ukrainian forces reportedly struck the Khalino Airfield and a Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) building in Kursk Oblast during a series of drone strikes on September 24.
Russian forces conducted a series of Shahed-131/136 drone and missile strikes on the night of September 24-25 against Ukrainian port, grain, and military targets.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on September 25 that US-provided Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine.
Russian military officials continue efforts to build out the Russian armed forces to suit the needs of Russian forces fighting in Ukraine.
The Kremlin and the Armenian government continue to deflect blame onto one another over the surrender of Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijan amidst deteriorating Armenian-Russian relations.
Russian forces continued unsuccessful offensive operations near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast.
Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations near Bakhmut, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast but did not make any confirmed gains.
Russian officials continue to deport children from occupied Ukraine to Russia.

So, uh, how many legal votes did the Bidet get in 2020?

Is Russia in retreat, how long before they clear out of Crimea and Ukraine

USA providing $522 million for restoration of Ukraine energy infrastructure.

WSJ

Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine.

Reuters, Forbes

The Commander of Russia’s Black Sea fleet has been killed in a drone attack.

Reuters, The Hill

Houston2, you seem to think those M1 tanks are going to make a difference. I used to teach tank gunnery on the m1a1, it takes at least 6 months to get a crew up and trained enough to actually be half assed proficient so those tanks in cruits hands are nothing but another target. Ive been reading this BS for quite a while, you people dont have a clue of what you talk about. Funny me and my team knew about the bio labs in ukraine back in 2003. And i also think you are nothing more than controlled opposition. Theres you and 4 others on here, i used to work for the government and you sound just like their liars passing out disinformation. Go tell your bs to someone thats dumb. I worked wmds for the government for years, you are full of schitt

Yeah go fugk yourself, Houston Toot.

Probably going give Ukraine statehood right along with DC and Puerto Rico. After all we were stupid enough to annex Hawaii which has been a problem from the start.

$522 million for Ukraine, $750 per household for Lahaina.

Bunch of dumbass cocksmokers on here simping for a bunch of grifting Slavs.

Whether the Abrams tanks makes a difference or not is yet to be seen.

It’s very apparent that you’re a ex government worker. You apparently are a controlled government type .

But thanks for all of your knowledge.

The best from Madam Esquire.

I did 27 years, and I’m no government puke but you are full of BS, a fuuckin communist take it in the ass liberal,eat schitt f a g g ot

Sweden and Finland raise their military budgets to 2% of GDP.

WSJ, Forbes

Phuggoff, fatass. Your diabetes is gonna get you yet, you anti-American piece of schit.

Yep, you’re a government guy for sure.

More eloquence from Madam Esquire.

So well spoken, so well written you are.

Nobody gives a crap what you have to say commie

Yes, yes I am. But I am not a diabetes ridden fatass who jacks off to war porn.