Worry about Ukraine's opportunities: in ISW ​​told about a new air campaign of the Russian Federation

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation spent a large part of their high-precision missiles during the blows in Ukraine, so now the occupiers rely on drones-Kamikadze Shahd, trying to suppress Ukrainian air defense. Recent blows to the territory of Ukraine with the help of drones and missiles are being held within the framework of a new Russian air company, which aims to disrupt the counter -offensive of the Ukrainian forces.

This conclusion was reached by analysts of the American Institute for War Study (ISW) in its report, published on May 14. Analysts estimated that since April 19 this year, the Russian forces spent at least 10 series of blows in Ukraine, especially in the rear areas. This used much less high -precision missiles than in the previous period, when the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation tried to destroy the critical infrastructure of Ukraine as a result of massive missile attacks of cities.

ISW believes that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation spent a large part of their high -precision missiles in the previous air campaign. So now they are forced to use them much less to keep the remaining stocks.

"Instead, the Russian forces are largely relying on the launch of a large number of Shahaned drones of Iranian production to suppress Ukrainian air defense, although the Ukrainian forces were more effective in knocking down Russian high -precision systems than during the previous Russian air campaign," the report said. Isw. According to analysts, the new Russian air campaign is concentrated in Kiev and the predictable Ukrainian military industrial and logistics facilities in deep rear.

The ISW notes that a more limited air campaign was still more regular than the previous wider Russian campaign against critical infrastructure. American analysts believe that Russian forces can try to perform almost daily series of blows to present themselves as successfully holding back potential future Ukrainian counter -offensive operations.

"The probable goals and limited nature of this campaign indicates that the Russian forces are concerned about Ukraine's current opportunities, although reducing the effectiveness of these blows is probably not holding back Ukrainian opportunities as a whole," analysts summarized. We will remind, on May 13 it became known that in the Kherson region the air forces of the Armed Forces destroyed two Russian UAVs.